Sarah Aroeste
Sarah Aroeste is an award-winning singer-songwriter and children’s book author focused on bringing Sephardic culture to new generations. Since 2001, Aroeste has recorded 8 Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) music albums, including Ora de Despertar (2016), the first-ever all-original Ladino children’s album, and Together/Endjuntos (2017) a bilingual Ladino/English holiday album. In addition to recording Sephardic music, Aroeste has published several bilingual Ladino/English books for children such as Buen Shabat, Shabbat Shalom (Kar-Ben) and Mazal Bueno! (Kar-Ben). She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two daughters, and in her free time likes baking biskochos, her favorite Sephardic treats with them! saraharoeste.com
Interview
What was your favorite book when you were a child?
It’s a toss up between “Dandelion” and “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.”
Why did you want to become an author or illustrator?
I wanted to write stories for my own children to have.
Do you have any advice for future authors or illustrators?
When inspiration hits, write it down immediately.
