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 author of children's picture books. Her titles include ''The Mitten'', ''The Hat'', and ''Gingerbread Baby'' as well as retelling traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks. Provided by Wikipedia