JAN BRETT C Author Illustrator About Jan Brett

JAN BRETT C Author & Illustrator

About Jan Brett • With over 40 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the most famous author/illustrator of children’s books. • When Jan was a little girl, she wanted to be an illustrator when she grew up. • She spent hours and hours reading and drawing as she grew up. She says, “I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now, I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I’m drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real. ”

About Jan Brett • The first book she wrote was “Fritz and the Beautiful Horses” in 1981. • Jan often travels to different countries to get inspired for new characters and stories to write about. • She now lives in Massachusetts with her husband Buffy, her pet hedgehog. • Her best known books include, “The Hat, ” “The Mitten, ” “The Three Snow Bears, ” and “Gingerbread Baby. ” • Some awards that Jan has received are: Children’s Picture Book Bestseller List, Best of the Best Books of 2010, and Educators’ Top One Hundred Children’s Books of 2007.

Fritz and the Beautiful Horses

The Mitten

Jan Brett talking about “The Mitten”

Gingerbread Baby

More of Jan’s Books…

Full List of Books by Jan Brett • http: //www. scholastic. com/teachers/boo kwizard/books-by/janbrett#cart/cleanup

Activities to do with her books! • On Jan’s website, she hosts coloring contests all the time. Here is where you can find more information about the contests currently going on. • She also has numerous videos demonstrating how to draw certain characters and animals, you can find those here. • Jan has free printable cards and envelopes with themes from her different books. You can find those here. • There are numerous coloring pages available from her books and you can find those here. • You can find dozens of other activities relating to her books on her website here.