Jennifer Ward (born December 4, 1963) is an American children's picture book author. Many of her books focus on the Southwestern United States; most are inspired by nature. Ward has a B.A. in education from the University of Arizona.
Her books have received an American Booksellers Association Book Sense Summer Pick, a Learning Magazine Teachers' Choice Award for Best Children's Picture Book, a Parents' Choice Award, a Governor's Selection for the states of New Jersey and Arizona, and Grand Canyon Reader Award honors.