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Brett, Jan 1949–

(Jan Brett Bowler, Jan Churchill Brett)

Personal

Born December 1, 1949, in Hingham, MA; daughter of George (a sales engineer) and Jean (a teacher; maiden name, Thaxter) Brett; married Daniel Bowler, February 27, 1970 (divorced, 1979); married Joseph Hearne (a musician), August 18, 1980; children: three. Education: Attended Colby Junior College (now Colby-Sawyer College), 1968–69, and Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, 1970. Hobbies and other interests: Horses, gliding.

Addresses

Home—132 Pleasant St., Norwell, MA 02061.

Career

Artist and author and illustrator of children's books. Trustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra. Exhibitions: Work exhibited at galleries, including Master Eagle Gallery, New York, NY, 1981; Gallery on the Green, Lexington, MA, 1985; Main Street Gallery, Nantucket, MA, 1987; and Society of Illustration show, New York, NY, 1991.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Society of Colonial Dames in America.

Awards, Honors

Parents' Choice award, Parents' Choice Foundation, 1981, for Fritz and the Beautiful Hor

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Jan Brett

American illustrator and writer (born 1949)

Jan Brett (born December 1, 1949) is an American illustrator and author of children's picture books. Her titles include The Mitten, The Hat, and Gingerbread Baby as well as retelling traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks.

Life

Brett was born and still lives in Massachusetts.[1] She studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[1]

On August 18, 1980 Jan Brett married bassist Joseph Hearne, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Works

Illustrated

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Written & Illustrated

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  • Fritz and the Beautiful Horses (Houghton Mifflin, 1981)
  • Annie and the Wild Animals (1985)
  • The Twelve Days of Christmas (Dodd, Mead, 1986), an edition of the English song published 1780
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears (1987)
  • The First Dog (1988)
  • The Mitten: a Ukrainian folktale (1989); issued as a board book in 1996
  • The Wild Christmas Reindeer (1990)
  • The Owl and the Pussycat (1991), a
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    Jan Brett

    Biography

    Jan Brett (b.1949) was deeply interested in illustration from a young age. Recollecting her childhood, 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.”[1] She went on to pursue her goal of becoming an illustrator by studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

    Brett began her illustration career in the 1970s. Initially, her illustrations appeared in books written by various authors. The publication of Fritz and the Beautiful Horses in 1981 marked a milestone in her career, as this was the first book both authored and illustrated by Brett. Subsequently, her illustrations have primarily appeared in books of her own authorship. Brett’s work often focuses on tales from cultures around the world. Among her best-known books are The Mitten, The Hat, and Gingerbread Baby. Brett travels extensively in order to research and experience the la

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