Jan Brett's Winter Collection Box Set
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593695883
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $110.00

Jan Brett's Winter Collection Box Set

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This collection of Jan Brett's most beloved wintry stories makes the perfect gift for the holidays and beyond.

This collection of Jan Brett's most beloved wintry stories makes the perfect gift for the holidays and beyond.

Jan Brett's bestselling wintry picture books The Snowy Nap, The Hat, Cozy, and The Three Snow Bears make up this collection that will warm young hearts throughout the winter.

From Hedgie's adventures trying to stay awake to see the wonders of winter and entertaining all of his animal friends with a stocking on his head, to Cozy the musk ox keeping a sometimes boisterous group of  animals warm during the Alaskan winter, and three of the furriest bears with the coziest house you've ever seen, Jan Brett's favorite characters are sure to entertain during any weather.
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9780593695883
  • Imprint: Putnam
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 128
  • RRP: $110.00
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About the author

Jan Brett

With over thirty seven million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the USA'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.'

As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. 'It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain,' she says. 'I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting.'

Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, 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.'

Also by Jan Brett

Alice in a Winter Wonderland
Cozy in Love
Jan Brett's The Nutcracker
Cozy
The Night Before Christmas
The Tale of the Tiger Slippers
Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury
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Praise for Jan Brett's Winter Collection Box Set

Praise for The Hat:

“Clever and appealing . . . The pictures, story, and subject matter make this a natural for sharing aloud." —School Library Journal

“Brett's somber tones of pre-winter are enlivened by the intricate, colorful clothing; her fine, independent heroine is in charge of the story, and the inventive little hedgehog triumphs as well.” —Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Cozy:

“This moving tale of gentle kindness serves as a clarion call for anyone searching for a book about creating your own community in times of trial.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Children will love the cumulative growth of an unusual home, and, as usual, the illustrations alone make this a safe bet.” —School Library Journal

Praise for The Three Snow Bears:

“Stunning watercolor-and-gouache illustrations . . . Children and adults alike will pore over each page, relishing the richness of Brett’s artwork.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Kids will enjoy the variations on a nursery room standard, although the main draw is, as usual, Brett’s characteristically detailed art.” —Publishers Weekly

Praise for The Snowy Nap:

“Brett's watercolor-and-gouache illustrations feature both soft and bright colors, with fine lines and copious textures to peruse . . . This is a winter idyll.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A fetching companion to The Hat . . . Brett’s trademark patterned borders both supplement and forecast the action playing out in meticulously detailed scenarios.” —Publishers Weekly