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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛИПЕНЬ - СЕРПЕНЬ 2020 WWW. UNWLA.ORG 35 newest book in California, three librarians ap- proached her and begged her to write h er next book about the mitten. The older version, illus- trated by the famed Ukrainian folk artist Yaroslava Surmach and written by Alvin Tressalt, was no longer in print,” O ksana explains. After clearing copyrights and making cer- tain that her interpretatio n of this beloved folktale would be an original version, Jan set out to learn as much as she could about Ukrainian history, cul- ture, traditions. As Oksana relates , “I broug ht her several reference books and suggested that she visit the Ukrainian Museum in New York and stop in Surma, the Ukrainian store nearby. She was de- lighted with her visit there and used the Ukrainian motifs in her drawings.” “Jan also assured me that whe n presenting this book, she would always say something about Ukrainian culture and h ave a map showing where Ukraine is,” says Oksana. “I was totally surprised that she expressed her thanks for my help on the first pages of her book. Years later, when she w as in South Florida promoting her books, we met again. She pointed me out to the aud ience and I was actually asked to autograph copies of The Mit- ten ! What a great honor to have known and to have such a lovely friend!” Jan Brett is one America’s foremost a u- thor - illustrators of children's books with over forty - one million books in print. S he travels to many countries where she studies traditions, ar- chitecture and costumes. These then become start- ing points for her wonderful depictions of both an- imals and hum ans. Her signature style is charac- terized by color ful story borders that “ capture her overflow thoughts” and compliment the central ac- tion. The page borders in The Mitten are ornamen- tal designs used in Ukrainian embroidery. Left: Storyboard at Red Oaks Friendship Park. Right : Stefanchyk, Andriko and Pavlusyk Kaczmar on The Mi tten storybook trail
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