Andrea Tripke

Andrea Tripke is an award-winning German born children’s book writer/ illustrator holding a degree in fine arts, major illustration, from the Columbus College of Art and Design.

Her illustrated debut picture book, A Girl Named October (Chicago Review Press), received a starred review from Foreword Reviews. Since then, Andrea has authored and illustrated several picture books, including her latest, Yeti and the Rubbish on Mount Everest, published in April 2026 by Reycraft Books.

In fall 2026, Barefoot Books will release her first authored board book, Our World: Germany.

Andrea lives with her family in Melbourne, Florida.

When she’s not writing or illustrating children’s books, she sketches larger-than-life portraits of rock stars and teaches Pilates.