Andrea Wang (traditional: 陳郁如 / simplified: 陈郁如 / pinyin: Chén Yùrú) is an American author of children's books.
Her fiction and nonfiction picture books and middle grade novels focusing on the Asian and Asian-American experience have earned numerous awards and accolades.
[4] After working for over a decade as an environmental consultant, she completed an MFA in Creative Writing for Young People at Lesley University.
[1] Wang began her publishing career writing non-fiction articles and books about scientific and environmental topics.
[4] Her first fiction book, The Nian Monster, was published in 2016, and received the Honor Award from the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association.