Aaron Blecha is an artist and author who designs funny characters and illustrates humorous books.

Aaron has illustrated over 40 books, including the popular George Brown, Class Clown and Shark School series. He is also the author and illustrator of ‘Goodnight’, Grizzle Grump!’ and ‘Good Morning, Grizzle Grump!’ published by HarperCollins.

In addition to illustrating children’s books, Aaron works as a character designer in TV development for studios such as Disney, Curious Pictures, and eOne Family.

Aaron was born and raised in Green Bay, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. After leaving school and spending time in Chicago, then Copenhagen, he arrived in California. In San Francisco, Blecha worked as an animator and character designer in the animation and toy industries. He moved to London in 2007 and has been freelancing ever since. Today he lives with his family in Brighton & Hove on the south coast of England.