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Jan Brett, Sylvester and More
By Jen
Interactive Writing. We made a graph of our favorite. Jan Brett books then wrote about our graph. One of my favorite read alouds. We brainstormed several sentences that could go with our Sylvester art then the kids chose one to write. ...
Mrs. Huff's Kinderblog - http://huffkinderblog.blogspot.com/


Jan Brett
By Kelsey
Jan Brett has been one of my favorite artists ever since I was a little girl?I grew up reading her books over and over, partly for the clever stories but mostly for the amazing illustrations that accompanied them. ...
Illustration Intro: Lecture - http://22-2400.blogspot.com/


Langjahr's Lane: Newsletter for Jan. 31st - Feb. 4th
By Wendy Langjahr
Verdi; The Best Christmas Pageant Ever; Stellaluna; Mrs. Nelson is Missing; Magic Tree House Books; Junie B. Jones; Jan Brett Books; Holes; Frog and Toad; Black Lagoon Books; Auntie Claus; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible No Good ...
Langjahr's Lane - http://mcbeesecondgrade.blogspot.com/


Jottings from Jan
By Jan in Edmonds
Author: Jan Brett Genre: Kid Pic Book Challenges: Read and Review, Support Your Local Library, PB&J, The 2nd, Young Readers Rating: B+ Published: 1997. Date read: 2/1/11. As I said earlier I just love Brett's work -- story, pictures, ...
Jottings from Jan - http://jottingsfromjan.blogspot.com/


Wrapped in Foil ? Bill Martin Jr. and Jan Brett
By Roberta
Observations on reading and writing children's books.
Wrapped in Foil - http://blog.wrappedinfoil.com/


Become a SUCCESS SPRINTER (or DANCER) and join Mrs.Terrigno's ...
By Mrs. Norma Terrigno (Zapata)
AMERICAN AUTHOR JAN BRETT HAS ENCHANTED AUDIENCES YOUNG AND OLD FOR MANY YEARS. HER ILLUSTRATIONS ARE METICULOUS AS WELL AS COLORFUL. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF HER GREAT TALES... THE GINGERBREAD BABY THE THREE SNOWBEARS THE MITTEN ...
Become a SUCCESS SPRINTER (or... - http://successsprinters.blogspot.com/


Graceful Girlhood: Winter Nature Study Resources
By KAlexaLott
Winter Reading The Mitten by Jan Brett - Put the Animals in the Mitten - Printable Animal Masks representing characters in the story. - The Mitten Sequence Cards - The Mitten Lap Book ? The Hat by Jan Brett - The Animals of the Hat ...
Graceful Girlhood - http://bloggracefulgirlhood.blogspot.com/


Monkey Room: Catholic Schools Week
By Monkey Room
We also read stories and learned about the author, Jan Brett, this week. We learned that she is not only an author, but an illustrator as well. We loved reading some of her stories, such as, "Christmas Trolls", "The Hat", ...
Monkey Room - http://osmmonkeyroom.blogspot.com/


Created 2B Creative: Monday Musings on the Creator in Me
By xinme
For example, I've always loved Jan Brett's books because of their richly detailed illustrations. When I opened a Meet the Authors and Illustrators book, my eyes fell on this paragraph: "As a child, Jan often felt frustrated by book ...
Created 2B Creative - http://created2bcreative.blogspot.com/


Kindergarten ? Family Time
By mrslasley
Our spotlight now shines on Jan Brett. This author/illustrator shares a variety of stories with beautiful illustrations. Our class will be working on a project centering around the book "The Mitten". Our school library has several Jan ...
Kindergarten - http://nettlakeschool.com/mrslasley/


Cherished Hearts Learning at Home: Intense Phonics for Moran and ...
By Gae
Jan Brett Letters Start to word blend with letters they know. Read A little Flower Book Series- this is for them to realy memorise and actually 'read a book aloud' Start It is Fun to Read Series- very slow. Flash Cards- Phonics ...
Cherished Hearts Learning at Home - http://cherishedheartslearningathome.blogspot.com/


Fawn & Doll: Art Post
By Anya
Over break I really re-acquainted myself with two of my favorite illustrators, Beatrix Potter and Jan Brett. When we were younger my mom took my sister and I to one of Jan's book signings and we still that book now. Its Armadillo Rodeo. ...
Fawn & Doll - http://fawnanddoll.blogspot.com/


Read alouds for Elementary
By Cathy
*****K-2. So I'm just catching up with all the books we've read since Halloween. This circa 1988 book still works. A little suspense and a cute surprise. The lovely pictures by Jan Brett are timeless. This was well received. ...
Read alouds for Elementary - http://schoollibrary.blogspot.com/


Students at Palmer Elementary School give this dad a lift
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
They were on their best behavior as we talked about the news, and they listened attentively as I read aloud a book, "The Three Snow Bears," by Jan Brett. ...

The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Tuesday's Calendar ? Feb. 15
Morning Sentinel
Winslow Public Library, 136 Halifax St., 10 am, story time, Jan Brett's book ?The Mitten? and craft; 872-1978. Were you interviewed for this story? ...

Every School Every Thursday - Des Moines South
DesMoinesRegister.com
The kindergarten readers have been snuggling up to Jan Brett's book "The Mitten." We have created our own mittens, used mittens as a non-standard ...

Norwell: February vacation week programs at South Shore Natural ...
Norwell Mariner
Creative Creatures and Fanciful Tales will be the theme and each day, and youngsters can explore the world of Norwell author Jan Brett with a different ...

Norwell: February vacation week camp for preschoolers at SSNSC
Norwell Mariner
Join Science Center naturalists and explore the worlds of Norwell author Jan Brett. Each day will feature a different book with related activities. ...

Hebron Elementary School needs help to win visit from author
The Newark Advocate
28: Hebron 55 Plus Club at Hebron American Legion Hall, 1 pm Help Hebron Elementary School win a visit from Jan Brett, a famous children's author and ...

February Vacation week programs at South Shore Natural Science Center
Avon Messenger
Creative Creatures and Fanciful Tales is the theme and each day youngsters will explore the world of Norwell author Jan Brett with a different story and ...

Coy joins men reading to Head Start class
Pioneer Press
Award-winning Minneapolis children's author John Coy will join 20 Twin Cities men who will read Jan Brett's "The Mitten" to a Head Start class Wednesday at ...

Cool hand Gwyneth: starlette endorses local mittens
Post City
The Mitten by Jan Brett: a heart-warming tale about some forest animals that make a home out of ... Well, Jan Brett books are so clear in their messages. ...

Post City

Lakewood High School to host Post Secondary Enrollment Options ...

The Newark Advocate
Help Hebron Elementary School win a visit from Jan Brett, ... To enter the contest, go to Facebook and "like" Jan Brett, then fill out the contest form and ..

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