What is the umbrella by Jan Brett about?
When Carlos drops his umbrella to climb a tree for a better view of the animals, they all cram into the banana-leaf umbrella as it floats by–from the little tree frog to the baby tapir to the big jaguar and more. It gets so crowded in the umbrella that there isn’t even enough room for a little hummingbird!
Where does the umbrella by Jan Brett take place?
Inspired by the Monteverde Cloud Forest in Costa Rica (according to the jacket flap), Brett’s watercolor and gouache art grabs the spotlight in this tale of young Carlos, who carries an umbrella made of giant lush leaves into the forest.
What is Jan Brett best known for?
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.
What animals are in the umbrella by Jan Brett?
The Umbrella. Carlos walks into the cloud forest with his green umbrella, where the only sound is the steady, drip, drip, drip of drops falling from the trees. Carlos is sure that he will see lots of animals–perhaps a toucan, a kinkajou, a tapir, maybe the monkey, and if he is lucky, the exotic quetzal bird.
How old is Jan Brett now?
71 years (December 1, 1949)
Jan Brett/Age
What is Jan Brett style of writing?
Jan Brett’s signature style is characterized by colorful story borders. She uses these to capture her “overflow thoughts.” Annie and the Wild Animals was the first book in which she used this technique. Gather books by Jan Brett that use borders or story panels.
Does Jan Brett have pets?
We know that you have a pet hedgehog and that you put hedgehogs in many of your books. Yes, I have Buffy the Hedgehog, and I have four ducks and fourteen chickens!
What nationality is Jan Brett?
American
Jan Brett/Nationality
Does Jan Brett illustrate her books?
It may come as a surprise to younger readers, but drawing is an intricate, painstaking process for Brett. It typically takes her an entire year to create a single children’s book. She uses watercolors with very small brushes to illustrate all of her books.
The Umbrella, with its delightful story and exquisite paintings of a lush tropical settings, perfectly complements Jan Brett’s most popular picture book, The Mitten, set in snowy woods where furry animals crawl into a boy’s mitten. Jan visited the Monteverdi Cloud Forest in Costa Rica and was beguiled by it, “Just like Carlos, the boy in my story.”
What kind of animals are in the umbrella by Jan Brett?
A walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest provides a wonderfully lush setting for Jan Brett’s beloved animal illustrations. When Carlos drops his umbrella to climb a tree for a better view of the animals, they all cram into the banana-leaf umbrella as it floats by–from the little tree frog to the baby tapir to the big jaguar and more.
Why did Carlos fall out of the umbrella?
So over the umbrella tumbles, everyone falls out, and poor Carlos comes back wondering why he didn’t see any animals all day. In the spirit of Jan Brett’s The Mitten and The Hat, this cheerful tale of escalation will have readers poring over every illustration for the world of details Jan packs in.
How is the mitten similar to the umbrella?
With its story of a lost human object that provides a temporary home to a variety of wild creatures, The Umbrella is quite similar to Brett’s better-known The Mitten (a retelling of a Ukrainian folktale) and its companion, The Hat .