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Jen Bryant

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Jen Bryant

Aliases: Jennifer Fisher

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1960-05-13 （Easton, Pennsylvania）
Nationality
American
Languages
English, French, German
Residence History
Flemington, New Jersey → Chester County, Pennsylvania → Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Career

Occupations
Children's and young adult writer, Poet
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
West Chester University, Gettysburg College Board of Trustees
Influenced By
Eileen Spinelli, Jerry Spinelli, David Keplinger, Tina Barr

Education

Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Degree: 高校卒業
Period: 1974-1978
Year of Graduation: 1978
Country: United States
Flemington, New Jersey
Gettysburg College
French
Degree: 学士（フランス語）
Year of Graduation: 1982
Country: United States
Minors in German and secondary education
Arcadia University
English
Degree: M.A.
Year of Graduation: 1999
Country: United States

Awards

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
2015
Work: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Caldecott Honor
2015
Work: The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 名誉賞
Caldecott Honor
2009
Work: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 名誉賞
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award
2009
Work: A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
Organization: National Council of Teachers of English
Result: 受賞
Schneider Family Book Award
2017
Work: Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
Category: 幼児部門
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
Schneider Family Book Award
2014
Work: A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin
Category: 0-10歳部門
Organization: American Library Association
Result: 受賞
NCTE Orbis Pictus Award
2021
Work: Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
Organization: National Council of Teachers of English
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

2008 Non-fiction picture book biography

A picture book biography of poet William Carlos Williams and his passion for poetry.

poetrycreativitynature

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus

2014 Non-fiction picture book biography

Picture book biography of Peter Mark Roget, creator of the thesaurus.

languageinventionperseverance

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin

2013 Non-fiction picture book biography

Picture book about the life and art of Horace Pippin.

artdisabilitywar
Adaptations
  • [Stage] A Splash of Red

Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille

2016 Non-fiction picture book biography

Picture book story of young Louis Braille.

inventiondisabilityeducation

Bibliography

  • Working Moms: A Portrait of their Lives (1990-1991)
  • Georgia's Bones (2005)
  • Music for the End of Time (2005)
  • Call Me Marianne (2006)
  • A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams (2008)
  • A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin (2013)
  • The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (2014)
  • Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille (2016)
  • Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson (2019)
  • Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball (2020)
  • Fall Down Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: Patsy Takemoto Mink and the Fight for Title IX (2022)

Adaptations

  • A Splash of Red adapted for stage by Seattle Repertory Theatre

Translations of Works

  • Translated into Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Hebrew

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic novelsnovels in versebiographical narrative
Recurring Motifs
biographycreativityovercoming adversity

Legacy

Renowned children's author specializing in non-fiction picture book biographies, winner of Sibert Medal, Caldecott Honors, and other awards. Also writes poetry and young adult novels.

Trivia

  • Grew up next to a funeral home where her father and grandfather were undertakers. Fascinated by her father's typewriter, which sparked her writing interest.