Growing up on a Wisconsin farm, Georgia began gathering all sorts of objects sticks and stones, flowers and bones. Although she was teased for her interest in unique shapes and sizes, young Georgia declared: Someday, I m going to be an artist and that is exactly what she became. / Jen Bryant?'s story of Georgia O Keeffe celebrates the famous artist?'s fascination with natural shapes, common objects, and her unusual way of looking at the world. Bethanne Andersen?'s fluid, graceful illustrations capture the beauty of O Keeffe?'s work and spirit.

Jen Bryant has written numerous books for young readers, including Georgia's Bones and A River ofWords, winner of the Charlotte Zolotow Honor Award.Her book A Splash of Red (Knopf)received the Schneider Family Book Award and theNCTE Orbis Pictus Award for nonfiction. She lives inPennsylvania.