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Andrea Torrey Balsara

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Children's, Young Adult, Fiction

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October 2016

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I am a children’s author and illustrator, and a hopeless optimist about the goodness in people…especially in children! My stories and art reflect my belief that we are all ONE (yes…you too!) and that no matter where we’ve come from, we are linked together.

The characters and critters that inhabit my stories get put through all sorts of mishaps and adventures. By the end of it, as they emerge blinking in the sun after the long night, they decide that life is good. They may be weary and lucky to be alive (thanks to me) but they are able to see that the sun still shines, and that the stars are always there, even when you can’t see them.

My stories and art come from questions I have, or ideas I want to explore…kind of like digging for buried trea ...more

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Average rating: 4.27 · 185 ratings · 117 reviews · 14 distinct works

	The Great & the Small by A.T. Balsara (Goodreads Author), Andrea Torrey Balsara (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 140 ratings — published 2017 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greenbeard the Pirate Pig 4.55 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mouse Tales by Philip Roy (Goodreads Author), Andrea Torrey Balsara (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Present 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jellybean Mouse by Philip Roy (Goodreads Author), Andrea Torrey Balsara (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Nightingale's Song 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saving Zoop really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Me, Dan and the Dragonfly 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Amazing Frankie 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Andrea Balsara and 3 other people liked ❊ maddie kay ❊'s review of The Great & the Small: "Told from two perspectives - one of a rat and one of a human - we are thrown into a bubonic plague epidemic in current times. The rat's story is one of a war-torn underground world that is ran by a dictator (one that comically reminds me of Tom Nook " Read more of this review »
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Andrea Balsara and 5 other people liked Jennifer's review of The Great & the Small: "Like a 3.5 for me. Novel premise. Intriguing look into the politics and drama in a rat community. (It took me awhile to get a sense of the time period in which this book takes place. We start off in with a gargoyle and an open air market which feels l" Read more of this review »
Dec 02, 2024 08:52AM · see review
Andrea Balsara and 6 other people liked Ola G's review of The Great & the Small: "DNF@ 25% I'm sorry to say that this book just didn't work for me. After several aborted attempts at reading it I realized I'm forcing myself to do something I don't enjoy - hence the rare DNF. I'm certainly not the target audience, and the voice of th" Read more of this review »
Dec 02, 2024 08:52AM · see review
Andrea Balsara made a comment on Kay’s review of The Great & the Small " Hi Jen--I hope you are doing well. I wanted to let you know that the 2nd edition is out and I would love for you to read it. I added more content and ...more "
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Andrea Balsara and 53 other people liked Kay's review of The Great & the Small: "2021 Update So this aged very well and very poorly at the same time. TL:DR - Fascism and pandemics suck. I just received my copy of The Great and Small sent straight from the author herself! Thank you so much <3 Does this image disturb you? Well, read o" Read more of this review »
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Andrea Balsara rated a book it was amazing Zephyr Stone and the Moon Mist Ghost by Kathryn Louise Wood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This middle-grade mystery is the first in the Zephyr Stone series. Zephyr Stone is a 12-year-old who discovers she has a gift for talking with ghosts, a “ghost charmer.” Given how mystery novels can often stay on the surface, Zephyr Stone and the Moon ...more
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