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Jorge Aguirre author biography, plus links to books by Jorge Aguirre.

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Jorge Aguirre

Jorge Aguirre is an author and two-time Emmy-nominated animation writer. He co-created and wrote the graphic novel series, The Chronicles of Claudette. The New York Times called the first book in the series, Giants Beware!, a, "Rollicking fun story." It also received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly and was a nominee for a Texas Bluebonnet Award. He wrote the book, Call Me Iggy, and is working on its sequel. He's also writing a new graphic novel series, Monster Locker, with art by Andrés Vera Martínez. His animation work includes co-creating Disney Junior's Goldie & Bear. He's the Head Writer and Co-EP for the PBS Kids/Fred Rogers Production show Alma's Way. A Colombian-American born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Jorge calls the great state of New Jersey home.

Born in Puerto Rico and based in Columbus, Ohio, Rafael is a seasoned writer, director and storyboard artist for the animation industry. Highly diverse, he has storyboarded on action, comedy and pre-school shows, shows as diverse as Scooby Doo, Transformers, The Batman, Looney Tunes and Curious George. He's the co-creator and Illustrator of the graphic novels Giants Beware!, Dragons Beware!, and Monsters Beware!, published by First Second Books. His work is featured in the latest edition of the Comics Squad anthology, published by Random House books, and the Latinographix Collection, from OSU Press.

This biography was last updated on 02/13/2024.

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