Jorge Aguirre (author)

Jorge Aguirre is an American author and children's television show writer and producer. Aguirre has written shows for PBS, Nick Jr, Netflix, Amazon, and Disney Jr. He is the writer of the graphic novel series The Chronicles of Claudette for Macmillan/First Second Books. The series includes Giants Beware, Dragons Beware, and Monsters Beware. He is also the co-creator of Disney Junior's Goldie & Bear with Rick Gitelson. He has also written for Martha Speaks, Dora the Explorer, Dora and Friends, Handy Manny and other shows. As of 2023, Aguirre is working on a new graphic novel series for middle school aged children with Andrés Vera Martínez called Monster Locker.

Aguirre's work has been reviewed by major publications, including Booklist,  Kirkus Reviews,  The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wired.

Biography
Aguirre was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio to Colombian parents.

On August 12, 2006, Aguirre married Carla Gutierrez.

He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

Awards and honors
In 2012, Giants Beware! received an honorable mention in Publishers Weekly's Critics Poll for best graphic novels of the year.

Standalone books

 * Trees for the Okapis: Little Green Nickelodeon, illustrated by Art Mawhinney (2010, Simon Spotlight, ISBN 9781416990901)
 * Call Me Iggy, illustrated by Rafael Rosado (expected 2023, First Second Books)

Adapted books

 * First Day of School, illustrated by Victoria Miller, adapted from Dora the Explorer (2019, Simon Spotlight, ISBN 9781416978480)

Chronicles of Claudette series
The Chronicles of Claudette books are illustrated by Rafael Rosado and published by First Second Books.


 * 1) Giants Beware! (2012, ISBN 9781596435827)
 * 2) Dragons Beware! (2015, ISBN 9781596438781)
 * 3) Monsters Beware! (2018, ISBN 9781626721807)