Jane Kurtz is a highly acclaimed author of nonfiction, folktales, poetry, novels, and picture books for young readers. Her picture books include In the Small, Small Night; Rain Romp; River Friendly, River Wild, winner of the Golden Kite Award for picture book text; and Water Hole Waiting, a School Library Journal Best Book that she coauthored with her brother, Christopher Kurtz. Jane Kurtz lives in Hesston, KS.