Jean Petersen

Jean is an award-winning author of her children's picture book, Kind Soup and cookbook, The Big Sky Bounty Cookbook-Local Ingredients and Rustic Recipes with Arcadia Publishing and The History Press as a part of their American Palate series with Chef Barrie Boulds was released in July 2018, and her children's picture book, Kind Soup, released October 2019 with Little Lamb Books. Kind Soup was awarded Book of the Year by Serious Writers, and the Best Christian Children's Fiction book of 2019 with Best Indie Book Awards.

Jean is Colorado State University-Journalism alumni, and has been a freelance writer and weekly columnist for 15 years with Western Ag Reporter covering a host of topics. Her weekly children's column is called Life on the Ranch with Banjo. You can also find her feature articles published in Distinctly Montana magazine, Raised in the West Magazine and Yellowstone Valley Women.

Jean lives near the Beartooth Mountains in scenic southern Montana on her small farm with her husband, four children, and many critter who comes knocking at the door. They all give her lots of fuel for all her writing.

Connect with her @jeanpetersenauthor and jeanpetersen.com