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

I love children because that's a part of my life that was so happy, and I like to remember back to those days where everything is a discovery, and th…

- Jan Brett

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

I would like teachers to look deep because sometimes kids do have a faade that they put up because they feel vulnerable. Their creative truth may no…

- 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

Teachers have to respect the privacy of students' creative life, but at the same time give them a chance to express themselves.

- 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…

- Jan Brett

I just love to draw. It's very intense for me. The day will just go by like the snap of a finger. A lot of times I'll draw or paint late into the nig…

- Jan Brett