About
Aaron Zenz is a West Michigan author and illustrator. He has created the art for over 45 books for kids; 9 of these books he authored as well. He loves visiting schools and libraries all over the country where he helps kids to get excited about reading, writing, and creating. He loves his family and has a lot of kids. They have a cat named Winkle who jumps on people’s heads while they are sleeping. Aaron loves griffins. He loves fruit. He has a bunch of toys and has collected a LOT of books.
Click here to visit Bookie Woogie, a blog where my kids and I celebrated 178 books over 7 years
Click here to visit Bookscoops for an early interview
Click here to visit Writing for Kids While Raising Them for an early interview
Click here to visit Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast for a giant Q&A with a ton of art
Click here to visit Creative Spaces for a tour of one of my former studio spaces
Click here to visit KidLitArt for stories behind the different art styles in my books
Click here for an interview from California Kids Magazine
Click here for a profile of our family in The Grand Rapids Press
Click here to contact my Art Rep at Shannon Associates
Listen to a podcast interview that covers all the biggest Creative Chapters in my life
Listen to a podcast interview where we talk about The Hiccupotamus, my family’s Bookie Woogie blog, and my love of nonsense
Maggie and I answer 6 questions in 6 minutes, submitted by students prior to a week of school visits
Lily and I talk about what it’s like to grow up in a creative family, and we share stories behind the creation of one of my books
It’s a virtual author visit! Hear the story of how one of my books got made and see a quick tour of my studio
Want to see what a year in the Zenz Family looks like?
Do you need a photo of my head for some odd reason? Here are a few to pick from, just scroll and right-click’em:
