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With more than 34 million books in print,Jan Brettis 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, shevisits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work.Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts.
Brett's watercolor-and-gouache illustrations feature both soft and bright colors, with fine lines and copious textures to peruse. . . Between the opulent farmhouse with decorative plates on the walls, the sleigh with sleigh bells, and the lack of adults, combined with a comfortably heated interior, this is a winter idyll. --Kirkus Reviews [A] fetching companion to The Hat. . . Brett's trademark patterned borders both supplement and forecast the action playing out in meticulously detailed scenarios. --Publishers Weekly
