Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett Hedgie, the hedgehog, helps Henny, the speckled hen, trick the Tomten who has been eating all of Hennys eggs for breakfast. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Jan Bretts beloved character Hedgie stars in this charming story about a little Tomten who gets tired of porridge for breakfast and starts stealing Hennys eggs. But Henny wants a brood of chicks and she needs her eggs. With the help of clever Hedgie, she substitutes an acorn, a strawberry, a mushroom and finally a potato in her nest. But nothing stops that Tomten until the little hedgehog hides in Hennys nest- when the Tomten reaches in to get his morning treat, all he gets is a handful of prickles. He runs home for porridge and never comes back again! Intricate needlepoint patterns of Scandinavian designs frame the characters reacting from the borders in this beautiful picture book set in Denmark. Author Biography With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nations foremost author illustrators of childrens 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 Im 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. "Im 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 childrens books."With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nations foremost author illustrators of childrens 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 Im 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. "Im 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 childrens books." Prizes Short-listed for Georgia Childrens Book Award (Picture Storybook) 2003 Short-listed for Flicker Tale Childrens Book Award (Picture Book) 2002 Short-listed for Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award 2002 Details ISBN0399234772 Author Jan Brett Pages 32 Audience Age 4-8 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc ISBN-10 0399234772 ISBN-13 9780399234774 Format Hardcover Imprint G P Putnams Sons Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations colour illustrations Short Title HEDGIES SURPRISE Language English Illustrator Jan Brett Media Book Residence MA, US Birth 1949 Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-09-11 DOI 10.1604/9780399234774 Edited by Frith, Margaret US Release Date 2000-09-11 UK Release Date 2000-09-11 DEWEY FIC Audience General NZ Release Date 2000-09-10 AU Release Date 2000-09-10 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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