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About this Story In fall 2007, the Metropolitan Museum put out a call to aspiring authors ages 18 to 24 for stories written for children. We were eager to hear these writers’ creative voices and were especially keen to initiate an intergenerational project that bridged two age groups: college students and young children. The stories had to revolve around the Met—they could use the Museum as a location in which the action took place, stem directly from a particular work of art on view in the galleries, or incorporate the Metropolitan as a central element in some other way. Museum staff from Education, Communications, various curatorial departments, and the office of the College Group at the Met reviewed the submissions and then an educator read a selection of stories to a panel of children. Sara Bradshaw’s story about an inquisitive red-headed boy’s adventures at the Met was finally chosen as the winner. During the spring, Sara worked with Educational Media’s talented intern, Faith Hutchinson, who transformed the text into a charmingly illustrated electronic book. Aaron’s Awesome Adventure was introduced in a read-aloud program in the Uris Center for Education’s Nolen Library. The following Metropolitan Museum of Art staff initiated the project and vetted the submission: Stella Paul, Elyse Topalian, John Welch, Donna Williams, Rebecca Kagan, Kathryn Waggener, Evan Levy, Felicia Blum, Mike Norris, Alice Schwarz, Lena Sawyer, Kathryn Calley Galitz, Julie Jones, Carrie Rebora Barratt, and Dirk Breidig. Written by Sara Bradshaw Illustrations and animations by Faith Hutchinson Producer: Teresa M. Russo Managing editor: Merantine Hens Sound recording: Jessica Glass and David Raymond Narrator: Lisa Doyle Website Department staff reviewers: Lasley Steever, Osamu Takahashi, Eileen Willis, Piotr Adamczyk, Morgan Holzer, Alex Hills With special thanks to the children who selected the winning story.