Jacqueline Briggs Martin is an American author of children's books. She is best known for her book Snowflake Bentley, which won the 1999 Caldecott Medal. Her other works include The Gardener, The Lamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called Fish, and the popular picture book biography, Grandfather's Journey. Her books often focus on the beauty of the natural world and the ways in which human beings interact with it.