Jan Brett

| birth_place = Norwell, Massachusetts | occupation = Illustrator, writer

| nationality = American

| education = | alma_mater = | period = 1978–present | genre = Children's picture books | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = | partner = | children =

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Jan Brett (born December 1, 1949) is an American illustrator and writer of children's picture books. Her colorful, detailed depictions of a wide variety of animals and human cultures range from Scandinavia to Africa. Her titles include ''The Mitten'', ''The Hat'', and ''Gingerbread Baby''. She has adapted or retold traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks and has illustrated classics such as "''The Owl and the Pussycat."'' Provided by Wikipedia