The Umbrella by Jan Brett (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Umbrella by Jan Brett This tropical companion to Bretts bestselling "The Mitten" is a walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest--a cheerful tale of escalation that will have readers poring over every illustration. Full color. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A walk through the Costa Rican cloud forest provides a wonderfully lush setting for Jan Bretts 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. It gets so crowded in the umbrella that there isnt even enough room for a little hummingbird! So over the umbrella tumbles, everyone falls out, and poor Carlos comes back wondering why he didnt see any animals all day.In the spirit of Jan Bretts 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. With its classic story, exotic jungle setting, and brilliantly colorful menagerie, The Umbrella is sure to take its place among Jans many family favorites. Flap 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 a monkey, and if he is lucky, the exotic quetzal bird. He leaves his umbrella at the foot of a giant fig tree and climbs up for a better look. Perhaps Carlos should have stayed below, where, first, a mischievous tree frog hops into the umbrella, followed by one animal after another, each one larger than the last! The Umbrella, with its delightful story and exquisite paintings of a lush tropical setting, perfectly complements Jan Bretts most popular picture book, The Mitten, set in snowy woods where furry animals crawl into a boys mitten. 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." Review "Carlos makes an umbrella from shiny, green fronds to go into the cloud forest, hoping to see many animals. When the only sounds he hears are the drips from the tall trees, he climbs up a giant fig tree to see better, dropping his umbrella upside down on the ground. As the drips collect inside it, a series of animals tumbles in: Froggy, Toucan, Kinkajou, Baby Tapir, Quetzal, and-finally-Monkey, who tosses the umbrella into the river, where it starts to sink….Indeed, Brett surpasses herself in this handsomely designed and beautifully executed appreciation of so different a setting."—Kirkus Reviews Prizes Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Picture Book) 2007 Short-listed for Colorado Childrens Book Award (Picture Book) 2006 Short-listed for Delaware Diamonds Award (Grades K-2) 2005 Short-listed for Buckaroo Book Award 2005 Review Quote "Carlos makes an umbrella from shiny, green fronds to go into the cloud forest, hoping to see many animals. When the only sounds he hears are the drips from the tall trees, he climbs up a giant fig tree to see better, dropping his umbrella upside down on the ground. As the drips collect inside it, a series of animals tumbles in: Froggy, Toucan, Kinkajou, Baby Tapir, Quetzal, and-finally-Monkey, who tosses the umbrella into the river, where it starts to sink….Indeed, Brett surpasses herself in this handsomely designed and beautifully executed appreciation of so different a setting."- Kirkus Reviews Details ISBN0399242155 Author Jan Brett Short Title UMBRELLA Pages 32 Language English Illustrator Jan Brett ISBN-10 0399242155 ISBN-13 9780399242151 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY E Illustrations Yes Year 2004 Residence MA, US Birth 1949 Audience Age 4-8 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780399242151 US Release Date 2004-09-09 UK Release Date 2004-09-09 Imprint G.P.Putnams Sons Books for Young Readers Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2004-09-09 Audience Children / Juvenile NZ Release Date 2004-09-08 AU Release Date 2004-09-08 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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