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.…

— Jan Brett

The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real,

— Jan Brett

I like to pretend that each book is my first one and last one, because it takes a tremendous amount of energy…

— 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…

— Jan Brett

I've found places that are just as beautiful as New England, but this is my home.

— Jan Brett

We're going to Surf City, gonna have some fun. Now, two girls for every boy.

— 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

When I was little, I loved books that gave me lots of detail so that I felt like I could be transported…

— Jan Brett

Of all people, children are the ones that really understand when there's a truth there for them - an emotional truth. The…

— 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.…

— 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.…

— Jan Brett

I remember kids used to give me a penny for drawing them a horse. I loved horses, but I couldn't have one,…

— Jan Brett

People may think that because I have illustrated and written all these books it must be easy for me, but it's not…

— Jan Brett

My parents would tell us to go outside and play or to do creative stuff, but television was very limited. So we…

— Jan Brett

The books take a year just to do the drawing. I will travel to a country to do the research and get…

— Jan Brett

I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books.…

— 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…

— Jan Brett

I create books for six-year-olds. I don't know why that time of my life was so important to me, but no matter…

— Jan Brett

A lot of times it's the child that sees something and not the grownup. I love that because, when readers get older,…

— 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…

— Jan Brett

I always feel like my book is a success when I see a child reading it, and they have their pointer finger…

— Jan Brett

When I was little I used to wish I could talk to the illustrators because I wanted to discuss something about the…

— Jan Brett

A children's book is the perfect place where young readers can understand the world because they can take a deep breath and…

— Jan Brett

I knew that I wanted to be an illustrator since I was in kindergarten. I can remember the exact day. The art…

— Jan Brett

When I go to another country, I try to be a big sponge and look at what the houses may look like…

— Jan Brett