Aaron Reynolds…

Is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and has written many highly acclaimed books for kids including CREEPY PAIR OF UNDERWEAR, DUDE, the FART QUEST series, THE INCREDIBLY DEAD PETS OF REX DEXTER, and the Caldecott Honor Medalist CREEPY CARROTS. He has a passion for kids’ books and seeing kids reading them. He regularly makes time for school visits, where his hilarious and hands-on presentations keep kids spellbound. He lives in Chicago with his wife, two kids, four cats, and anywhere between zero and ten goldfish, depending on the day.

Okay, that’s what it says on the back of his books.

Here’s the stuff you didn’t know…

bIRTHDATE:

jUNE 4, 1970

Age:

Do the math.

Height:

5’5”

Weight:

nice try. keep going.

Born and raised:

nowhere and everywhere. Aaron’s dad was in the airforce, so he moved around a lot. Growing up, Aaron lived in Texas, Colorado, Florida, New jersey, Okinawa (a teensy island of the coast of japan), and finally settled in illinois.

currently residing:

Chicago, Illinois

Family:

one wife - Michelle

one daughter - reese

one son - ethan

four cats - Jak, misty, loki, and lucy

FAVORITES

Favorite book:

The very persistent gappers of frip by george saunders

favorite book (runner-ups):

The hobbit by j.r.r. tolkien

james and the giant peach by roald dahl

watership down by richard adams

Harry potter and the goblet of fire by JK rowling

favorite pizza:

pepperoni and pineapple

favorite color:

turquoise

favorite food:

burritos

other stuff aaron loves:

books (obviously)

sushi

Dungeons & dragons

star wars

building model spaceships

travel

really cold air conditioning

stuff aaron hates:

mint chocolate chip ice cream

not being able to find your keys

bad sushi

waiting to go on vacation

being too hot

things aaron would like to do someday:

swim with sharks - did it in 2015!

backpack across europe - did it in 2016!

learn to scuba dive - did it in 2021!

learn to play the violin

go into outer space