Let's go book shopping with Jan Brett

I recently finished an author study on Jan Brett. She has written and illustrated many children's books throught her life time. Her most famous books are Comet's Nine Lives, Armadillo Rodeo, and Hedgie Blasts Off. Her illustrations are unique, within each page of the story she shows small illustrations around the edge of the pages. I have never seen this before. Anyways, in my lesson plan I had my students write a letter about being an astronaut in a book that looks like a hedgehog. For this lesson I used the book Hedgie Blasts Off. I found the template online at her website. In another lesson, I had my students write a story that uses the basic elements of a story, like the main character, setting, and plot. For this lesson we read 3 of her books, so the students understood what was meant by elements of a story. For my last lesson plan, I had my students read a short autobiography about Jan Brett, and then write 3-5 facts they learned about her. As a culminating activity, the students wrote Jan a letter telling her about themselves, what they liked about her books, and what inspires them to want to be an author. I used this in a 3rd grade classroom, but I think you could use Jan Brett to teach K-4. I know I will be using this lesson when I start teaching.