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title: "1 Child Sees Quotes By Jan Brett"
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> [A lot of times it's the child that sees something and not the grownup. I love that because, when readers get older, they start looking for the most important ideas in the story. They don't look at things in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/a-lot-of-times-it-s-the-child-that-sees-something-and-not-the-grownup/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

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## More by 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, they start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/a-lot-of-times-it-s-the-child-that-sees-something-and-not-the-grownup/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/the-books-take-a-year-just-to-do-the-drawing-i-will-travel-to-a/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

> [The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/the-detail-in-my-work-helps-to-convince-me-and-i-hope-others-as-well/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

> [I always feel like my book is a success when I see a child reading it, and they have their pointer finger out, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/i-always-feel-like-my-book-is-a-success-when-i-see-a-child-reading-it/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/i-remember-kids-used-to-give-me-a-penny-for-drawing-them-a-horse-i/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/when-i-was-little-i-loved-books-that-gave-me-lots-of-detail-so-that-i/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/a-book-is-something-that-young-readers-can-experience-on-their-own/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/i-loved-being-a-child-if-i-do-have-a-talent-it-s-not-so-much-being-an/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 really easy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/people-may-think-that-because-i-have-illustrated-and-written-all/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

> [Teachers have to respect the privacy of students' creative life, but at the same time give them a chance to express themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/teachers-have-to-respect-the-privacy-of-students-creative-life-but-at/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

> [When I go to another country, I try to be a big sponge and look at what the houses may look like and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/when-i-go-to-another-country-i-try-to-be-a-big-sponge-and-look-at/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/i-knew-that-i-wanted-to-be-an-illustrator-since-i-was-in-kindergarten/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

> [I've found places that are just as beautiful as New England, but this is my home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/i-ve-found-places-that-are-just-as-beautiful-as-new-england-but-this/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/i-would-like-teachers-to-look-deep-because-sometimes-kids-do-have-a/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

> [When I was little I used to wish I could talk to the illustrators because I wanted to discuss something about the books. With…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-brett/when-i-was-little-i-used-to-wish-i-could-talk-to-the-illustrators/)

[Jan Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-brett/)

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