Jan Brett Quotes


My optimism has helped me through some hard times. If you try to send out good things, good things come back to you.


Citations

Brett, Jan. "Jan Brett Interview Transcript." Reading Rockets, WETA Public Broadcasting, 2004.

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Jan Brett
Jan Brett
  • Born: December 1, 1949
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Illustrator, Writer

Jan Brett is an American illustrator and writer of children's picture books. She is known for colorful, detailed depictions of a wide variety of animals and human cultures ranging from Scandinavia to Africa. Her best-known titles include The Mitten, The Hat, and Gingerbread Baby. She has adapted or retold numerous traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks and has illustrated some classics such as "The Owl and the Pussycat".