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Autographed Children's Books by Jan Brett
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| With over twenty-nine million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author/illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. 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. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others |
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kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting." Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books." |
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| Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury: Jan Brett's exquisite art is universally recognized as being among the finest in children's books today. Enter her world and experience the stunning natural settings and the endearing characters she creates in gloriously detailed paintings. From her decorative borders to her impish trolls to her warm and loving animals, she draws upon the cultures of the countries in which her stories are set and brings us both original stories and classics as charming, lively, and timeless as her art. This Christmas treasury combines seven of her most famous, highly acclaimed, best selling books, The Mitten, The Wild Christmas Reindeer, Trouble with Trolls, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Hat, Christmas Trolls, and The Night Before Christmas.
Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett
Hardcover. All Ages. Christmas Treasury PP7410 $39.95 |
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| Hedgie Blasts Off: Wow! Has Hedgie's chance to fly into Outer Space finally come? Will the little hedgehog be able to save Big Sparkler on the tiny planet of Mikhop? Along with an endearing and unlikely hero, Jan Brett has created a lively cast of characters - dog scientists running Star Lab, bird reporters covering the mission, and hilarious alien tourists rocketing aroung in Outer Space. Stars and planets in the dramatic blues and purples of space, the strange flowers on Mikhop, and Big Sparkler provide the intrigung landscape for a story that is both funny and wise. "All About" letter/Coloring Paper included. Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett Hedgie Blasts Off PP6215 $16.99 |
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| The Umbrella: Carlos walks into the cloud forest with his green umbrella, where the only sound is the steady drip, drip, drip of drops falling from the trees. Carlos is sure that he will see lots of animals - perhaps a toucan, a kinkajou, a tapir, maybe a monkey, and if he is lucky, the exotic quetzal bird. He leaves his umbrella at the foot of a giant fig tree and climbs up for a better look. Perhaps Carlos should have stayed below, where, first, a mischievous tree frog hops into the umbrella, followed by one animal after another, each one larger than the last! "All About" Letter/Coloring Paper included. Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett. The Umbrella PP2155 $16.99 |
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| Honey...Honey...Lion!: When Jan Brett visited Botswana, Africa, her guide, Ali Tieg, showed her the honeyguide bird. It leads people or a honey badger to a wild beehive. It can't get the honey itself, so it finds a helper to break the hive open. The legend is: you must share the honey with the bird, or next time it will lead you to a lion! "All About" Letter/ Coloring Paper included. Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett. Honey...Honey...Lion! PP4638 $16.99 |
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| Gingerbread Baby: I am the Gingerbread Baby, Fresh from the pan, If you want me, Catch me if you can! So begins the rollicking chase around Matti's kitchen and out into the countryside as Matti's mother, his father, the cat, and the dog run after the boisterous, bouncing Gingerbread Baby, only to be joined by a flock of goats, Martha and Madeline, a crowd of villagers and more. The Gingerbread Baby stays just out of reach, daring them to catch him all along the way! Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett Gingerbread Baby PP4446 $16.99 |
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| The Night Before Christmas: Clement Moore's Poem is captured in brilliant illustrations by Jan Brett. Visually she extends this favorite Christmas story for children, who will delight in watching the two mischievous stowaways from the North Pole enthusiastically exploring the sacks of gifts on the roof while St. Nick, unaware, journeys down the chimney . . . until the toys spill down onto the lawn and he turns with a jerk! Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett Night Before Christmas PP1900 $16.99 |
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| On Noah's Ark: Picture the animals packed into Noah's ark - big, small, furry, feathered, sleek and shiny. How did they manage all crowded in together? Jan Brett imagines Noah's granddaughter finding the way as she boards the ark with the animals and helps them settle down. That's not so easy because they thump and bump and push and press against one another. As the ark rocks gently in new seas, the animals fall sound asleep. She tiptoes around, untangling necks and tails, wings and paws, until she too sleep safely between the lion's paws. "All About" Letter/Coloring Paper included. Autographed Book Plate by Jan Brett. On Noah's Ark PP0284 $16.99 |
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