Andrea U'Ren (born 1968) also known as Andrea Uren and A. U'Ren is an American author and illustrator of many children's picture books. Her work has garnered several awards, including a Silver Medal from the

Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators (SoI) is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. Since absorbing the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (M ...

, NY,

International Reading Association The International Literacy Association (ILA), formerly the International Reading Association (IRA), is an international global advocacy and member professional organization that was created in 1956 to improve reading instruction, facilitate dial ...

's Best Book of 2004, Parents' Choice Gold award winner and a reading by Daniel Pinkwater and Scott Simon on National Public Radio of her book ''Mary Smith'' about a "knocker-up" also illustrated by Ms. U'Ren (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003) . U'Ren's other titles include ''Pugdog'' (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2001) a gender bending tale, ''One Potato, Two Potato'' written by Cynthia DeFelice (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2006), ''Stormy's Hat, Just Right for a Railroad Man'' written by Eric Kimmel (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2008) and "Feeding the Sheep" written by Leda Schubert (Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2010). U'Ren was born in Palo Alto, California. She first attended Rhode Island School of Design from 1986–87, then transferred to and earned a bachelor's degree in fine art from The Cooper Union, New York, New York in 1991. U'Ren also attended the Whitney Museum of American Art's Independent Study Program within the Artist's Studio department from 1991-1992. Her art (both fine and illustrations) has been shown in many galleries and group shows. U'Ren currently lives with her son, Sebastian, in Portland, Oregon. The name Uren, sometimes changed to U'Ren, is of Cornish people, Cornish origin.White, G. Pawley, A Handbook of Cornish Surnames.

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Award site for International Reading Association site - Award for"Mary Smith" 2004
{{DEFAULTSORT:URen, Andrea American children's writers American women illustrators American illustrators American people of Cornish descent 1968 births Living people 21st-century American writers 21st-century American women writers Rhode Island School of Design alumni