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    The Umbrella

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    Author Jan Brett
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    $8.99 US
    Penguin Young Readers | G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
    6.13"W x 5"H x 0.84"D   | 9 oz | 40 per carton
    On sale Feb 17, 2011 | 36 Pages | 9780399255403
    Age 0-2 years | Up to Preschool
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    Jan Brett's New York Times bestselling picture book The Umbrella has all the rollicking fun of the woodland animals that crowd into a mitten in the snow in The Mitten. Only this time it's in a lush cloud forest as one by one, tree frog, toucan, kinkajou, baby tapir, quetzal, monkey, and jaguar crowd into an open, upside down banana umbrella until a tiny hummingbird lands and they all fall out. A shortened text for toddlers and simple Spanish phrases like "Hola!" add to the fun of reading aloud this lively board book.
    "Handsomely designed and beautifully executed." -Kirkus Reviews

    "The watercolor-and-gouache illustrations are stunning." -School Library Journal
    With more than 44 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost illustrators of children’s books.  As a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband, Joe Hearne, who was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts. View titles by Jan Brett

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    Jan Brett's New York Times bestselling picture book The Umbrella has all the rollicking fun of the woodland animals that crowd into a mitten in the snow in The Mitten. Only this time it's in a lush cloud forest as one by one, tree frog, toucan, kinkajou, baby tapir, quetzal, monkey, and jaguar crowd into an open, upside down banana umbrella until a tiny hummingbird lands and they all fall out. A shortened text for toddlers and simple Spanish phrases like "Hola!" add to the fun of reading aloud this lively board book.

    Praise

    "Handsomely designed and beautifully executed." -Kirkus Reviews

    "The watercolor-and-gouache illustrations are stunning." -School Library Journal

    Author

    With more than 44 million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost illustrators of children’s books.  As a child, she decided to be an illustrator and spent much of her time reading and drawing. As a student at the Boston Museum School, Jan spent many hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Travel is also a constant inspiration, so with her husband, Joe Hearne, who was a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts. View titles by Jan Brett

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    • The Umbrella
      The Umbrella
      Jan Brett
      9780399242151
      $19.99 US
      Hardcover
      G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
      Sep 09, 2004
      Age 4-8 years
    • The Umbrella
      The Umbrella
      Jan Brett
      9780399242151
      $19.99 US
      Hardcover
      G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
      Sep 09, 2004
      Age 4-8 years

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