

He lives with his wife in central Massachusetts and has four grown children.

Clements taught in the public schools near Chicago for seven years before moving East to begin a career in publishing and writing. He ventured into a literary career by writing for picture books but soon drifted towards children's novels. Clements lived in New Jersey and Illinois and grew up to become a teacher, a profession he continued for seven years along with his college studies. He also deservingly claimed the Young Hoosier Award for the year 2000. Other awards include the Children's Book Award of Georgia, the Sasquatch Award for Children’s Books, and another similar award from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Over ten million copies of his books have sold to date and he has been nominated for a multitude of state awards and has won two Christopher Awards and an Edgar Award.

Andrew Clements, born on 7th May, 1949, is an American children’s book writer of repute, who stuck fame with the publication of his first novel Frindle.
