Jen Bryant writes picture books, novels, and poems for readers of all ages. Her biography A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, illustrated by Melissa Sweet, received a Caldecott Honor. A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin won an ALA Schneider Family Book Award, the NCTE Orbis Pictus award, and a Sibert Honor. The Right Word: Peter Mark Roget and His Thesaurus won the Sibert Medal and a Caldecott Honor. Above the Rim, illustrated by Frank Morrison, won the Orbis Pictus Award and received three starred reviews. Jen is a proud graduate of Gettysburg College and lives with her family in Pennsylvania. Visit her online at www.jenbryant.com.
