SARAH BISHOP HYDE ASHLEY RICHARDSON Jan Brett. "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I...
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SARAH BISHOP HYDE ASHLEY RICHARDSON Jan Brett. "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture
"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." -
Attended the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School in 1970 - In 1978,
she realized her dream to become a professional writer - Published
her first book in 1978, Fritz and the Beautiful Horses - Now she
has sold over 34 million copies of her books
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Interesting Facts about Jan Brett Her mother is her greatest
inspiration because she encouraged her to achieve her dreams. She
loves to travel with her husband around the world She has always
loved to paint and write, and hopes that her books will encourage
childrens creativity and imagination.
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Noteworthy Books The Three Snow Bears Annie and the Wild
Animals Town Mouse Country Mouse The Owl and the Pussycat The
Umbrella Home for Christmas The Hat Daisy Comes Home
HoneyHoneyLion!
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NEW YORK TIMES #1 CHILDRENS BOOK BESTSELLER LIST: -THE EASTER
EGG (2010) - THE UMBRELLA (2004) - HOME FOR CHRISTMAS (2011) -DAISY
COMES HOME (2002) - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY #1 CHILDRENS BESTSELLER LIST
-THE UMBRELLA (2004) -ON NOAHS ARK (2003) -THE HAT (1997) -THE WILD
CHRISTMAS REINDEER (1990) -TOWN MOUSE COUNTRY MOUSE (BEST CHILDRENS
BOOK 1994) PARENTS CHOICE AWARD -TOWN MOUSE COUNTRY MOUSE
(ILLUSTRATION AWARD 1994) -THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (1991)
-GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS (1987) FRITZ AND THE BEAUTIFUL
HORSES (1981) Awards
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Writing Style Artistic Style She incorporates animals and
nature into famous traditional literature. Her stories are often
inspired by the unique cultural traditions from countries she
visits Most of her stories are influenced by her life and memory.
Her trademark has become the detailed border illustrations
surrounding the pages, like a story around a story Uses very
detailed illustrations to make the imaginary drawing in the book
seem like it really exists. Distinctive Work
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Traditional Literature Timeless re-told stories Simple plots
and characters Teach good morals Helps you understand othercultures
and traditions
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The Three Snow Bears - Remake of the traditional story,
Goldilocks and the Three Bears. - Aloo-ki (Goldilocks) curiously
stumbles into an igloo while searching for her lost sled dogs,
where she encounters a family of snow bears. - Story was inspired
by Jans trip to northern Canada where she met an Inuit family and
saw their traditional artwork of arctic animals.
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Three Snow Bears 3 Bears-
brown bears Goldilocks gets lost in the forest Setting- woods
Tests- food, shoes, beds Resolution- bears come back and she finds
her dogs and runs away 3 Bears- polar bears Aloo-ki loses her sled
dogs Setting- Alaska Tests- food, chairs, beds Resolution- bears
come back to find her sleeping Teaching Connection
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1) JAN BRETT (1949-)." SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR. VOL. 234.
DETROIT: GALE, 2012. 30-38. SOMETHING ABOUT THE AUTHOR ONLINE.
GALE. APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY - BELK LIBRARY. 19 MARCH 2012
HTTP://GALENET.GALEGROUP.COM/SERVLET/SATA_ONLINE/BOON41269
/BH2178345008
HTTP://GALENET.GALEGROUP.COM/SERVLET/SATA_ONLINE/BOON41269
/BH2178345008 2) JAN (CHURCHILL) BRETT." CONTEMPORARY AUTHORS
ONLINE. DETROIT: GALE, 2002. LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER. WEB. 19
MAR. 2012. 3) HTTP://WWW.JANBRETT.COM/INDEX.HTML
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