1. Our Day at University Place with JAN BRETT By: Kimberly Chappell, Media Specialist

2. 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. Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne,Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books." 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." www.JanBrett.com

3. Mrs. Burgess with Jan Brett for Read Across America 2009.

4. Jan Brett with our Principal, Mrs. Davis in the library.

5. The principal with Mr. Brett and Dollie Jackson in the lobby.

6. The principal, Mr. Brett and Mrs. Burgess, who won the author visit.

7. The Interview Jan Brett in the library giving an interview for the newspaper and ETV.

8. The Students Meet Hedgie!

9. The students meets Hedgie the hedgehog !

11. Since it was Space Week, our theme was Hedgie Blasts Off by Jan Brett

12. Book Signing With Jan Brett!!!

13. Mrs. Brett gave each child in our school a free copy of her book, The Three Snow Bears!!!

14. Mrs. Burgess with her second grade class during the book signing!!!

15. Mrs. Burgess standing with her class in the library after the book signing.

17. We Love Jan Brett! The kindergarteners were so excited to show off their books and posters they received from Jan Brett!

18. Another Kindergarten class with their Hedgie hats they made in class showing off their books in the library.

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