Kerry Aradhya
CHILDREN'S AUTHOR
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Book details
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Author bio
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Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube
llustrator: Kara Kramer
Publisher: Peachtree
Publication date: June 11, 2024
ISBN: 978-1682636640
This picture book biography of architect, professor, and inventor Ernő Rubik reveals the obsession, imagination, and engineering process behind the creation of the world's bestselling puzzle, the Rubik's Cube, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024.
Themes: Curiosity, problem solving, geometric shapes
Honors: Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Short Bio
Kerry Aradhya is the author of the picture book biography Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube (Peachtree, 2024) and more than a dozen poems in award-winning children's magazines. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family and their cute but naughty pooch named Sofie. Learn more at kerryaradhya.com.
Longer Bio
Kerry Aradhya has loved puzzling over words and immersing herself in the creative process ever since she was a little girl growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania. She is the author of the picture book biography Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube (Peachtree, 2024) and more than a dozen poems in award-winning children’s magazines such as Babybug, Ladybug, and Highlights High Five. She also supports young writers in her role as a mentor and collaborating artist with the nonprofit Society of Young Inklings.
When not writing for children, Kerry works as a freelance science writer and editor, performs with a quirky modern dance ensemble, and occasionally muses about children’s literature and dance at her blog, Picture Books & Pirouettes. She received a BS in biology from Duke University (where she also fell head over heels for modern dance) and an MS in cell and molecular biology from Baylor College of Medicine.
Kerry lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, their two daughters, and one cute but naughty pooch named Sofie. Learn more at kerryaradhya.com.