Jan Brett, author portrait

Jan Brett

With more than 42 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost illustrators of children’s books.  As a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts.
The Christmas Sweater
Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
Alice in a Winter Wonderland
Cozy in Love
Cozy
The Tale of the Tiger Slippers
The Snowy Nap
Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury
El mitón
The Mermaid
Gingerbread Christmas
Armadillo va al rodeo
Los renos rebeldes de Navidad (Spanish Edition)
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
The Turnip
The First Dog
The Animals' Santa
Honey... Honey... Lion!
Cinders
Annie and the Wild Animals
Mossy
Beauty and the Beast
Home for Christmas
The Night Before Christmas
The 3 Little Dassies
The Easter Egg
The Mitten
Gingerbread Friends
The Three Snow Bears
Hedgie Blasts Off!
Daisy Comes Home
The Umbrella
Armadillo Rodeo
On Noah's Ark
Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Jan Brett's The Nutcracker - Read Aloud with the Author | Brightly Storytime Together

Books

The Christmas Sweater
Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
Alice in a Winter Wonderland
Cozy in Love
Cozy
The Tale of the Tiger Slippers
The Snowy Nap
Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury
El mitón
The Mermaid
Gingerbread Christmas
Armadillo va al rodeo
Los renos rebeldes de Navidad (Spanish Edition)
Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
The Turnip
The First Dog
The Animals' Santa
Honey... Honey... Lion!
Cinders
Annie and the Wild Animals
Mossy
Beauty and the Beast
Home for Christmas
The Night Before Christmas
The 3 Little Dassies
The Easter Egg
The Mitten
Gingerbread Friends
The Three Snow Bears
Hedgie Blasts Off!
Daisy Comes Home
The Umbrella
Armadillo Rodeo
On Noah's Ark
Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?

Media

Jan Brett's The Nutcracker - Read Aloud with the Author | Brightly Storytime Together

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