Welcome to the home page of author and illustrator Andrea Cheng. Please feel free to browse this site for information about Andrea, Andrea's books, presentations, teacher resources, and scheduling author visits.

News

2008 Mar 03: * Starred Review from Publishers Weekly for Where the Steps Were:.
"In a spare, eloquent novel in verse illustrated with her own bold block prints, Cheng (Marika) captures the moods of five inner-city third-graders ...Mixing sad and uplifting images occurring between the fall and spring of a school year, these poems pay tribute to hard-working educators and children learning to overcome obstacles and accept unwelcome changes."

2008 Feb 09: * Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews for Where the Steps Were:.
"Cheng's free-verse poems give voice to the children, allowing them to speak their hopes, frustrations and fears; her powerful, blocky woodcuts accompany the poems, intensifying their emotional impact.---Quietly lovely."

2007 Nov 16: Television Interview with Andrea (It takes a few seconds to load): http://www.cetconnect.org/cetconnect_video.asp?ID=1706

2008 March: Where the Steps Were is now available from Wordsong.

2008 November: The Bear Makers will be available from Front Street Books in late Fall.

Calendar

2008 Jul 16: Andrea presents at the Mazza Museum in Findlay, Ohio; Wednesday, July 16, 2008.