Gary Golio has led many lives: visual artist, high-tension electrician, musician, clinical social worker & therapist, arts teacher, gallery director, and children’s book author. He enjoyed an early love of comic books (1950s DC, 1960s Marvel), and originally hoped to pattern his life after Leonardo DaVinci, Spider Man, and Doctor Strange. So he became an artist and author, and removes live spiders from his house when his wife asks him. But seriously: each of Gary’s books highlights an artist/musician’s roots and influences, promoting the idea that artists are models of persistence and commitment, embodying values of imagination, hopefulness, and self-acceptance.
A blind musician's song transcends Earth, echoing human loneliness in space.
A blind musician's song transcends Earth, echoing human loneliness in space.
A boy dreams of painting with sound, transforming into a rock legend.
A jazz singer performs a powerful protest song that sparks outrage and inspires change in the 1930s
A boy's laughter and hardship shape a comedic legend.
A young musician leaves home to find his voice and meets a legendary mentor.
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Every title in the Bookroo library, ordered from newest to oldest.
A blind musician's song transcends Earth, echoing human loneliness in space.
A boy's laughter and hardship shape a comedic legend.
A jazz singer performs a powerful protest song that sparks outrage and inspires change in the 1930s
Two jazz legends create a new sound, playing music like a game of tag.
A young musician leaves home to find his voice and meets a legendary mentor.
A boy dreams of painting with sound, transforming into a rock legend.
Creative company
The authors and illustrators who share the credits across Gary Golio's books.