Beloved children's book author and illustrator Jan Brett will conduct a presentation and book signing for her latest book, "Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella," at this year's Northeastern Poultry Congress ...

As in The Three Snow Bears, Brett gives a timeless story a wintry setting—in this case, 18th-century Russia. Her watercolor and gouache pictures take full advantage of the country’s ornate ...

For over 30 years, Jan Brett has published best selling, beautifully illustrated children's books. For the last decade and half or so, she's raised ornamental chickens. For her latest book, "Cinders: ...

5 p.m. Nov. 20, Decatur High School Performing Arts Center, 310 North McDonough St., Decatur, GA 33030. 404-373-6300 Few stories grab our hearts like Charles Perrault’s Cinderella. And so it’s ...

If you ever want to get Jan Brett excited, ask her about her chickens. The award-winning author and illustrator’s tales often combine international settings and folklore with the interactions of the ...

A conversation between author Jan Brett and her editor about the chickens Brett raises was inspiration for Brett’s latest book, “Cinders: A Chicken Cinderella.” “One day my editor, Margaret, and I ...

In an era when authors often publish with multiple houses and work with more than one editor, Margaret Frith’s quarter-century of editing Jan Brett’s picture books is a pleasant anomaly. Their first ...