C.S. JENNINGS is the illustrator of over two-dozen books for kids. His collaborators include Penguin Random House, Disney Publishing Group, Scholastic, Houghton Mifflin, and Dial Books for Young Readers.

He’s the author of WHOA PANDA! (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2025); PET SHOP RACERS, a three-volume graphic novel series for young readers (Disney Hyperion, 2025); THE BIG BOOK OF TEXAS (Grosset & Dunlap, 2026); BISON & BEAR (Penguin Workshop, 2027); and ANIMAL BAND and HELLO, TEXAS! (As Christopher S. Jennings; Sterling Books; 2008, 2010).

Notably, he illustrated the Texas Library Association Bluebonnet 2020-2021 Master List book, FROM AN IDEA TO DISNEY.

He specializes in writing for middle-grade, graphic novels, picture books, character design, and humor in storytelling.

C.S.’s mission as an author is that of humor, heart, and healing—crafting each story with kernels of hope and laughter.

A Texas native, he makes his home in Austin. An amateur naturalist; he finds inspiration exploring, biking, and hiking in the hill country.