I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do a book.
I knew that I wanted to be an illustrator since I was in kindergarten. I can remember the exact day. The art teacher usually came to our classroom on… - Jan Brett
I knew that I wanted to be an illustrator since I was in kindergarten. I can remember the exact day. The art teacher usually came to our classroom on…
- Jan Brett
Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go. - Jan Brett
Writing a story is like going down a path in the woods. You follow the path. You don't worry about getting lost. You just go.
I would like teachers to look deep because sometimes kids do have a faade that they put up because they feel vulnerable. Their creative truth may no… - Jan Brett
I would like teachers to look deep because sometimes kids do have a faade that they put up because they feel vulnerable. Their creative truth may no…
I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy to do a book. - Jan Brett
A book is something that young readers can experience on their own time. They decide when to turn the page. They'll put their arm right on the page s… - Jan Brett
A book is something that young readers can experience on their own time. They decide when to turn the page. They'll put their arm right on the page s…
I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time. - Jan Brett
I loved being a child. If I do have a talent, it's not so much being an artist, but it's being able to remember back to that time.
When I was little, I loved books that gave me lots of detail so that I felt like I could be transported to this other place, or, in the case of an il… - Jan Brett
When I was little, I loved books that gave me lots of detail so that I felt like I could be transported to this other place, or, in the case of an il…
Teachers have to respect the privacy of students' creative life, but at the same time give them a chance to express themselves. - Jan Brett
Teachers have to respect the privacy of students' creative life, but at the same time give them a chance to express themselves.
The books take a year just to do the drawing. I will travel to a country to do the research and get ideas. Sometimes I don't travel to do research, b… - Jan Brett
The books take a year just to do the drawing. I will travel to a country to do the research and get ideas. Sometimes I don't travel to do research, b…
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