Andrea L. Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She grew up in Tulsa, OK, and graduated with an MFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. She writes for children and young adults and is the author of the Walter and Whippoorwill Award-winning Man Made Monsters as well as the Caldecott Medal-winning Chooch Helped.

Andrea lives in Mountainburg, Arkansas with her family and can be found at www.andrealrogers.com.