Aron Nels Steinke

@mrwolfcomics.bsky.social

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Eisner-winning cartoonist. Public speaker and former classroom teacher. Creator of the Mr. Wolf’s Class series and SPEECHLESS (Graphix/Scholastic) Links to all my stuff: https://linktr.ee/mrwolfcomics

Graphic novel book cover for Mr. Wolf’s Class THE NEW STUDENT by Aron Nels Steinke. An anthropomorphic raccoon sits on a classroom desk and holds a ball while several kids look on with excitement. But off to the right Randy (a cat) is clearly unhappy about the new student.
Event poster showing cartoonists wrestling. Bay Area folks, please come see me and @oneofthejohns.bsky.social and @nidhiart.bsky.social battle it out at Rakestraw Books on March 3rd at 4:30, Books on B on March 5 at 4:00, and @lindentree.bsky.social on March 6 at 6:00 to find out who will be the winner of the coveted golden pencil.
Zora, an anthropomorphic raccoon sits atop a desk in her classroom holding a red ball with students all around her. This is the cover to Mr. Wolf’s Class Book Six—THE NEW STUDENT.
Red circle with forward slash over black letters “AI” meaning No AI
KPBS presents the San Diego Book Festival presented by the University of San Diego. Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 10AM - 4PM https://www.kpbs.org/sdbookfestival
If you want to come get a copy of Speechless signed aim for those two signings. The event is free and open to the public. I’ll also be doing a separate panel on Friday for the Libraries and Education day. Hope to see you there, Toronto-area folks!
Shot of my computer screen with an ink drawing of Mr. Wolf exiting his school with his bicycle.
Sunday, May 18 at 1:00 PM at A Children’s Place at 1423 NE Fremont St.
Author photo of Aaron Nels Steinke and the book cover of Speechless accompanied by the text: Third Place Books Presents at Ravenna—Aron Steinke Thu 5/8 at 6PM.
Poster showing Aron Nels Steinke with his kids graphic novel Speechless and Jonathan Hill with his kids graphic novel Lizard Boy 2. At Floating World Comics, Lloyd Center, April 2 at 4:00 PM in Portland, OR.
Author Aron Nels Steinke sits at a table filled with his books Speechless and Mr. Wolf’s Class at Bookish in Camas, WA.
I’ll be in Camas at Bookish today at 2 PM. Come by and say hi and support this amazing small business.
I’ll be at Sunrise Books on 46th and NE Fremont tomorrow (Saturday, 4/12) at 11 AM.
Tonight from 4-6 I’ll be signing copies of SPEECHLESS at Cosmic Monkey Comics 5335 NE Sandy Blvd. In Portland, OR. I’ll have a free Speechless tote bag to give away with each book purchased while supplies last.
I’ll be at TLA this week. Wednesday, April 2nd. 1:30-2:30 PM The Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List: 10th Anniversary Celebration with Raúl The Third @raulthethirdvamos , Kami Garcia @kamigarcia , Raina Telgemeier @goraina , and Scott McCloud @_scott_mccloud 4:00-5:00 PM Signing copies of Speechless next to Brian Selznick Location: Author Area, Aisle 9 Location: C141-143-149 Hope to see you there!
Drawing of Mr wolf playing basketball with Sampson.
Words Maplewood’s Bookstore awning and front windows.
It’s me. I’m sorry, but I kind of don’t want to describe myself. I’m smiling in nature.
The PNBA Early and Middle Grade Readers bestseller list for March 16. Speechless by Aron Nels Steinke has moved from number 8 to number 4 on the list.
Aron Nel Steinke takes a selfie in front of the Powell’s marquee with his name on it.
Aron Nels Steinke Saturday, March 15 @ 3 PM (PT) Powell’s City of Books
Speechless is listed at no. 8 on the PNBA bestseller list for March 8 in the category of Early and Middle Readers.
Three copies of speechless with the text we can’t wait!
Photo of Aron Nels Steinke and SPEECHLESS book cover with the tag line: a heartfelt and funny middle-grade graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and expressing yourself.
Sandwich board: 3/4 Aron Steinke, 3/7: Ben Clayton, Andy Musser, Corey Tabor, 3/10 Kik Bussing
Mr wolf and his students play outside. Sampson swings and says, Weee!
Box full of copies of the kids graphic novel SPEECHLESS, out 3/4/2025
📚⚡️ Here’s my UPDATED Speechless Book Tour for March. April and May dates coming soon. Please note I added a stop in Hood River and Dallas Oregon. 📚 Tuesday, March 4, 4:30 PM ISLAND BOOKS (Mercer Island, WA) @island.books 📚 Friday, March 7, 5-7 PM Gorge Book Festival (Hood River, OR) with @waucomabooks 📚 Saturday, March 8, 2:00 PM GREEN BEAN BOOKS (Portland, OR) @greenbeanbooks 📚 Saturday, March 8, 5:00 PM with Lark Pien at Revolutions Book Shop (Portland, OR) @revolutionsbookshop 📚 Sunday, March 9, 4 PM PAM CUT Tomorrow Theater Includes short film screenings. (Portland, OR) A separate admission fee is a part of this event. @pam_cut 📚 March 14, 4-8 PM Dallas Public Library, (Dallas, OR) @dallas_library_oregon 📚 Saturday, March 15, 3:00 PM POWELL’S CITY OF BOOKS (Portland, OR) @powellsbooks 📚 Thursday, March 27, 4:30 PM WORDS BOOKSTORE (Maplewood, NJ) @wordsbookstore
Mira from the graphic novel SPEECHLESS does a cartwheel, drops from the ceiling, smiles at the camera and jumps and climbs out of frame.
Cover image of “Akira Kurosawa—Something Like an Autobiography “
One Little Goat by Dara Horn and Theo Ellsworth book cover. A goat stands inside an international portal as a kid falls from the top toward it. Off to the side is the afikomen.
Penny, a cute pig, looks surprised.
Osamu Tezuka taking a calisthenics break while working on manga. Subtitles state, “The Manga God is also a human being.”
In this panel Mira has come home from a rough first day of sixth grade, but finds solace in her stop-motion filmmaking. Art and storytelling have always been therapeutic for me too.
Sixth grader Mira stomps and shouts after school, because she had a bad day. Panel from the graphic novel Speechless.
Speechless graphic novel cover. Sixth grader Mira stands at the front of the classroom full of anxiety and afraid to speak.
Sampson spins a basketball, and juggles a soccer ball. His friend Oscar is not enthused. Maybe tetherball? Inked page of comics.
The cover to SPEECHLESS, a middle grade graphic novel, showing sixth grader Mira starring at the front of her classroom wracked with anxiety and unable to speak.
Aron Nels Steinke taking a selfie in a school gymnasium before an author presentation.
A young David Lynch (perhaps) covered in mud, smiling, and sitting on a cement porch step.
Mr. Wolf comic strip about making sub plans. After he writes his sub plans he thinks, “I only wish I could be there to teach this lesson myself…I’ve already done the hard part.” And then takes a sip of coffee.