Biography
Andrea Stegmaier was born in 1979 in Freiburg, Germany. When she was a kid, she wanted to become an alligator-catcher in Alaska. This lasted for a few months until her parents told her that there are no alligators in Alaska. Trying to find a new profession, she later went to university to study German, history of art and architecture. She had worked as an architect for ten years when she turned her passion for children’s books into her new career. Since 2018 she has illustrated several books for different publishers and loves every day filled with drawing and painting. Andrea lives with her two kids and her husband in Stuttgart, a busy town in the south of Germany.~Instagram: @andrea_stegmaier~Twitter: @andreastegmaier
Awards
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AAAlligator!
2023 - Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award, Washington Library Association, Nominated
2022 - Georgia Children`s Book Awards, University of Georgia, Finalist
2021 - CCBC Choices List, Cooperative Children's Book Center, Winner
2021 - Funniest Children`s Book Award, Joan Betty Stuchner — Oy Vey!, Winner
2021 - Shining Willow Award, SYRCA, Commended
Picture Books
The Only Astronaut, 2023
AAAlligator!, 2020