Sarah Aronson

Sarah Aronson began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and published a variety of books for kids and teens including The Wish List, Just Like Rube Goldberg, illustrated by Robert Neubecker, Brand New Bubbe, illustrated by Ariel Landy, and coming Oct 15, 2024, a picture book biography of Sarah's childhood hero, the trailblazer, Bella Abzug. The picture book is called Abzuglutely!: Battling Bellowing Bella Abzug (Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers). Wait until you see Andrea d'Aquino's art. It is abzuglutely amazing!

When Sarah is not writing or reading (or practicing yoga or riding her bike), she is talking to readers about creativity, writing, social action, and of course, sparkle power! She loves working with other writers in one of her classes at the amazing Highlights Foundation. If you know Sarah, you already know that when she gets really excited, she talks with her hands. Usually about the power of play. Or our super power: curiosity. She lives in Chicago, Illinois. Sometimes with a hat. Sometimes, without.