She described how the process of reading itself, including some indication of emotion or judgment, could communicate a great deal of morality to a child and illustrates how important it is to her to include such ideas in her writing. I have lots of happy memories from being read to, and lots more happy memories from reading together with my daughter … Reading to a child gives you a great springboard to share your values without preaching” (“Author Focus”, 2007).
Not every child has that experience, and it makes such a difference. “My grandfather and father were great storytellers, and every night my mother would read a story to my sister and me. In an interview with PBS, Brett said reading was important and encouraged in her home as a child, that she was mostly just carrying on the family tradition. By 1981, she had produced her first book created completely by herself, which was entitled “Fritz and the Beautiful Horses” in which she was both author and illustrator. To begin her career, Brett went to Colby Junior College in Massachusetts from 1968 to 1969 and then moved on to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School in 1970. She was shy as a child and liked to use her drawings as a way to express herself” (Elmore & Ramsey, 2000).
“By the time she was six years old, she knew she wanted to be a children’s book illustrator. It can be said that Brett’s career truly started when she was a child and decided she wanted to grow up to become an illustrator and spent much of her time studying art of all kinds.
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