Jan Brett
Jan Brett
Jan Brettis 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"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth1 December 1949
CityNorwell, MA
CountryUnited States of America
A children's book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and look at it and imagine and contemplate while they're looking at.
Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go.
Children have such vibrant minds. They need to play. They need to be creative. They need to imagine. It's so important for their sense of self discovery. And it helps them learn problem-solving.