I’m Andrea Curtis, a writer in Toronto, Canada. I write books for kids, young adults and grownups, too. My work has been published all over the world. My new book, Loop de Loop: Circular Solutions for a Waste-Free World has recently been honoured with the Blueberry Changemaker Award. It is published by Groundwood Books. I’ve had four other books for young readers come out in the last couple of years: City of Neighbors, City Streets are for People and City of Water from Groundwood, and Barnaby from Owlkids. I am also the author of A Forest in the City about the beauty and benefits of trees in the city, and the young adult novel Big Water based on the true story of a pair of teenage shipwreck survivors. I live in Toronto with my family.
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News
My latest book, Loop de Loop: Circular Solutions for a Waste-Free World, illustrated by Roozeboos, and published by Groundwood Books has won the Blueberry Changemakers Award! I’m so delighted that public librarians chose it for excellence in environmental kidlit.
The book has also been named Recommended Reading and was shortlisted for the Green Book Award put out by The Nature Generation, and we are honoured it was included in the Bookstagang Best Picture Books of 2024 Innovative Nonfiction category.
Please check out the FREE downloadable guide to Loop de Loop for educators that I made with longtime teacher Sari Stillman. You can find it here.
If you want to see events I’m attending or updated reviews and articles about me and my work, visit lnk.bio/andreapcurtis.
City of Neighbors, the fourth book in the ThinkCities series is an OLA Best Bets. It’s also part of the World Illustration Award longlist for the gorgeous artwork of Katy Dockrill. The book explores placemaking initiatives all over the world, and how we can work together to make our cities great—safer, greener, cleaner and more accessible for everyone. Kirkus calls it “A lively exposition of creative community-building projects.” Canadian Review of Materials gave it five stars and said, “City of Neighbors is an outstanding narrative nonfiction book to inspire community action and galvanize positive change. Highly Recommended.”
City Streets are for People is on the Kobo Best of the Year list for children’s literature! It has also been named as one of the Top 10 Books on Environment and Sustainability for youth by Booklist. It’s available now both digitally and in hard copy at your favourite indie bookstores! *Streets* is the third book in the Groundwood ThinkCities series about urban systems and sustainability. It’s illustrated by Emma FitzGerald and Kirkus calls it “an empowering look at reclaiming urban areas… for a better quality of life and a greener future.” Check out the free parent and teacher resources here.
Visit andreacurtis.ca for more information on Andrea’s writing for grownups.
Author visits
Do you want me to visit your school or organization (in-person or virtually) to talk about my books and the issues they explore? I offer fun, interactive presentations and lots of teacher and parent resources. more information →
