Posts Tagged ‘jan brett’
“The Night Before Christmas” Through the Years
Peter Spier’s Noah’s Ark and Art Will Sail Forever
Noah’s Ark Illustrated by Peter Spier With the passing of Peter Spier on April 27th of this year, it seems fitting to shed the spotlight on this Caldecott Award winning artist for his Noah’s Ark from 1977, as well as a National Book Award given for the 1982 paperback edition. It was also named…
Read MoreHoliday Read-Aloud: Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
https://lizsbooksnuggery.com/2012/12/holiday-read-aloud-annie-wild-animals/
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday Essential Classic
Berlioz the Bear By Jan Brett Is there anyone in the world of picture books, new or classic, that is not a fan of Jan Brett? Maybe. Maybe they live in Outer Mongolia, and have not been exposed to her imaginative storytelling abilities, coupled with an art so winning and wonderful that it warms…
Read MoreHappy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning By Eve Bunting; illustrations by Jan Brett Tell me how can you go wrong in your search for a St. Patrick’s Day story if it is written by an Irish lass named Eve Bunting, author of more than 200 children’s books, and illustrated in the 1980’s by the…
Read MoreJan Brett’s The Easter Egg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1Xl1cCuJe8
Read MoreIt Wouldn’t Be Christmas Without a New Jan Brett Picture Book!
The Animals’ Santa By Jan Brett It’s nearing Christmas in a winter white forest and the animals, like their human counterparts, are awaiting the arrival of St. Nick. In conversation, Big Snowshoe, the white hare, imparts to his brother, Little Snow, the tradition that all animals of the wintry wood know – the animals’…
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday Halloween Edition!
Scary, Scary Halloween By Eve Bunting; pictures by Jan Brett Isn’t it great when you have an essential Halloween classic that gives you a window in to the early art of an iconic picture book author like Jan Brett? “Scary, Scary Halloween” is such a book. I think anyone familiar with the artistry and…
Read MoreWay Back Wednesday Essential Classic
Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett I have a sneaking suspicion that I have a clue to WHY bears hibernate. My reasoning stems from the recent winter storms that have wrought havoc with school schedules, retailer’s sales totals and just plain getting to work each day. Bears seem to have the easy…
Read MoreJan Brett’s Chicken Cinderella!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Q6ksyJm5g
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