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Jan Brett
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1949
Jan Brett 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.
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About Jan Brett
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1949
Jan Brett 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.
Jan Brett is one of the most prominent children's book authors and illustrators in the United States.
Her most recognized work is the adaptation of the Ukrainian folktale The Mitten.
Since childhood, Jan knew she wanted to be an illustrator, spending hours reading and drawing.
Her detailed illustrations aim to recreate the feeling that imaginary worlds are real places.
The author lives in a coastal town in Massachusetts, very close to where she grew up.
