Jan Brett Author Study

We have been having so much fun with our Jan Brett author study! We have been reading lots of Jan Brett books and using them to learn about the writing process that all authors go through. After we read a number of her books and discussed the different story elements that each included, we began creating our own stories. We started by first creating a detailed and dynamic character that our story would be about. Then, we each dreamed up and drew a setting where our story would take place. Once we got those two steps down, the writing began. Each child worked hard to start their story off with an exciting hook that would grab the reader’s attention, just like Jan Brett’s books grab our attention. Students also did a great job including a problem and solution in their story, making them all very interesting and unique. Ask your child to tell you about their fictional story. They are all wonderful and detailed!!

Throughout the remainder of our Jan Brett author study we will continue to solidify our understandings of the elements of a story and will work on writing more fictional, “edge of your seat” stories.

Check out Jan Brett’s website  with your child for lots of great links to coloring pages, book extension activities, and videos of Jan Brett in action!