Andrea Beaty

Andrea Beaty is an American children's author.

Beaty was born in Benton, Illinois and currently resides in Naperville, Illinois. As a child, she loved Nancy Drew mysteries. She attended Southern Illinois University and studied Biology and Computer Science. After graduating, she worked for a software company, doing some technical writing. Her tech writing experience led her to write children's books. She received the Prairie State for Excellence in Children's Writing Award from the Illinois Reading Council in 2014.

Awards and honors
Seven of Beaty's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Doctor Ted (2008), Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters (2019), Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion (2020, print and audiobook), Sofia Valdez and the Vanishing Vote (2020), Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants (2019, print and audiobook),  Ada Twist and the Disappearing Dogs (2022), and Aaron Slater and the Sneaky Snake (2023).

The American Library Association has included several of Beaty's books on their book lists, including Rise: A Feminist Book Project (Rosie Revere, Engineer, 2014; Sofia Valdez, Future Prez, 2021) and the Association for Library Service to Children's list of Notable Children's Books (Ada Twist, Scientist, 2017).

Rosie Revere, Engineer (2013),  Ada Twist, Scientist (2016), Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (2019) and Aaron Slater, Illustrator (2021) have been New York Times best selling children's picture books.

In 2018, Booklist included the audiobook edition of Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters, read by Rachel L. Jacobs, on their list of Audio Stars for Youth.