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 not be ready for their friends to see.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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 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.
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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