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Where has Jan Brett traveled?
NORWELL — Award-winning children’s author/illustrator Jan Brett has traveled all over the world, from Arctic Sweden to Namibia, Costa Rica to China.
Who is Jan Brett married to?
Joseph Hearnem. 1980
Jan Brett/Spouse
What nationality is Jan Brett?
American
Jan Brett/Nationality
What medium does Jan Brett use?
She uses watercolors with very small brushes to illustrate all of her books. In an interview on the Scholastic website, she said that “it takes an hour for me to draw an inch,” and “I do spend a week on a double-page spread.”
How long does it take Jan Brett to illustrate a book?
Jan then plans the space needed for the words and begins a pencil sketch of her illustrations. She uses water colors and paints with small brushes. It takes Jan about an hour to paint one inch of her picture, and about two days to complete a page.
How many books Jan Brett wrote?
She has written over a hundred books.
Who is Jan Brett and what is she known for?
Jan Brett (born December 1, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children’s picture books.
Where does Jan Brett live in Berlioz the bear?
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.
When did Jan Brett start writing picture books?
Beginning with Annie and the Wild Animals (Houghton Mifflin, 1985) she created numerous picture books as writer and illustrator. For a few years she continued to work with other writers, especially Eve Bunting, but she has rarely done so since 1990.
Who was the Boston Symphony bassist Jan Brett married to?
On August 18, 1980 Jan Brett married bassist Joseph Hearne, a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1962. Brett maintains a list of books online that may be complete for her original writings and adaptations.