Jorge Aguirre is an American author and children's television show writer and producer. Aguirre has written shows for Nick Jr., Disney Jr., Netflix, Amazon, and PBS. 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 Jr.'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 MartÃÂnez called Monster Locker.
Aguirre's work has been reviewed by major publications, including Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and Wired.
Aguirre was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio to Colombian parents.
He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.
In 2012, Giants Beware! received an honorable mention in Publishers Weeklys Critics Poll for best graphic novels of the year.
The Chronicles of Claudette books are illustrated by Rafael Rosado and published by First Second Books.