With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of
the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. 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. She says, "I remember the special quiet
of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my
beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of
believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The
detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well,
that such places might be real."
“Brett’s style is deliciously intricate and detailed.
Charming.”
—USA Today“Brett’s many avid fans are sure to love this book.”
—School Library Journal“As always, Brett captures the essence of
her setting . . . in a luscious and loving tribute to New
England.”
—Booklist
PreS-Gr 1-Comet, a white cat with orange markings, goes through eight of his nine lives in one of Brett's more playful offerings. Readers will enjoy anticipating how Comet will lose his next life: eating foxglove, having a shoe thrown at him by a famous actress, falling into a tuba-these are just a few of the humorous demises he suffers (and he always manages to look catlike, dignified, and somewhat surprised that any of these disasters should be happening to him). The Nantucket setting is lovingly shown and expertly woven into every picture. Elaborate borders are fashioned with shells, wildflowers, and fishing line; the island is populated by dogs, all quite realistic looking and all wearing human clothes. Attentive children will enjoy poring over these detailed pictures and will feel satisfied by the conclusion, which has been nicely foreshadowed throughout. Brett's many avid fans are sure to love this book.-Lauralyn Persson, Wilmette Public Library, IL
"Brett's style is deliciously intricate and detailed.
Charming."
-USA Today"Brett's many avid fans are sure to love this
book."
-School Library Journal"As always, Brett captures the essence
of her setting . . . in a luscious and loving tribute to New
England."
-Booklist
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