Aron Nels Steinke is a cartoonist and former elementary school teacher. He began making comics in 2006 with the help of a grant from the Xeric Foundation and never stopped. In 2015 he and his wife Ariel Cohn won the Best Publication for Early Readers Eisner Award for their book The Zoo Box (First Second Books). His wildly popular Mr. Wolf’s Class series (Scholastic/Graphix) follows the adventures of a class of anthropomorphic students and their teacher, who just so happens to be a wolf. The first book was a New York Times Editor’s Choice selection, received a starred review from Kirkus, and has won numerous awards including the Oregon Spirit Honor Award, the OTTER Award, and Kid’s Comics Choice Award, and the Beehive Award. The second book in the series, Mystery Club, was nominated for a 2019 Harvey Award, and 2020 Oregon Book Award. The Chicago Public Library has consistently put Mr. Wolf’s Class into their best books of fiction for younger readers. Book Four—Field Trip, was a finalist for the 2022 Oregon Book Awards, and Book Five—Snow Day, is in stores now. Aron is currently finishing work on Speechless an all new original graphic novel for kids. Publication is slated for spring 2025 by Scholastic’s Graphix imprint. Aron loves visiting schools both in-person and virtually. Please see contact page to write for rates and availability.