January 2008 Author of the Month

In January we will learn about Jan Brett.  She travels around the world to do research before writing her books.  In addition to drawing pictures to support the main story, she includes borders on the side of the page that have pictures adding additional information about the supporting characters, and sometimes gives a preview as to what will happen on the next page.  We will also learn how Mrs. Brett uses her pets and the people around her to pose as the characters in the books.  It is fun to look at the real person or pets photographs and compare them to what she has drawn in the book.  Jan Brett has a fantastic website.  You can visit it at http://www.janbrett.com