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Jeff Brown

Born

in New York, NY, The United States

January 01, 1926

Died

December 03, 2003

Website

http://www.flatstanleybooks.com

Genre

Children's Books, Short Stories

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Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by Tomi Ungerer, were first published in 1964. Flat Stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. The last, "Stanley, Flat Again!," was published the year he died. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. The character's life extended further, as schoolchildren mailed cut-outs of him to their friends. In translation, he traveled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.

Jeff Brown was b Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by Tomi Ungerer, were first published in 1964. Flat Stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. The last, "Stanley, Flat Again!," was published the year he died. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. The character's life extended further, as schoolchildren mailed cut-outs of him to their friends. In translation, he traveled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.

Jeff Brown was born Richard Chester Brown. Originally a child actor, he became Jeff Brown because Actors Equity already had a Richard Brown as a member. A graduate of the Professional Children's School, he provided a child's voice in a radio drama and appeared onstage.

In Hollywood he worked for the producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and was a story consultant at Paramount. Preferring to write himself, he sold fiction and articles to national magazines while working at The New Yorker, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire and finally at Warner Books, where he was a senior editor until 1980. The idea for Stanley came to him one night at bedtime when his sons J. C. and Tony were young and stalling for time. One asked what would happen if the big bulletin board on the wall were to fall on J. C., and Mr. Brown said he would most likely wake up flat. That led to speculation about what such a life might be like. After writing "Flat Stanley, " Mr. Brown went on to "Stanley and the Magic Lamp," "Stanley in Space," "Stanley's Christmas Adventure," "Invisible Stanley" and finally "Stanley, Flat Again!"

The Flat Stanley Project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in London, Ontario, Canada. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document where Flat Stanley has gone with them. The Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students of other member schools who've signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. Then they make paper "Flat Stanleys" (or pictures of the Stanley Lambchop character) and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the places and activities in which Flat Stanley is involved. The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time. In 2005, more than 6,500 classes from 48 countries took part in the Flat Stanley Project.

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	Flat Stanley (Flat Stanley, #1) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 17,004 ratings — published 1964 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stanley, Flat Again! (Flat Stanley, #6) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 2,888 ratings — published 2003 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Stanley (Flat Stanley, #4) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 2,555 ratings — published 1996 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stanley and the Magic Lamp (Flat Stanley, #2) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 1,667 ratings — published 1983 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stanley in Space (Flat Stanley, #3) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 1,636 ratings — published 1990 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery (Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures #2) by Jeff Brown (Creator), Sara Pennypacker, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 1,486 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stanley's Christmas Adventure (Flat Stanley, #5) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 1,526 ratings — published 1993 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Japanese Ninja Surprise (Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures, #3) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.03 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flat Stanley Collection Box Set by Jeff Brown, Scott Nash (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 481 ratings — published 2003 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flat Stanley and the Haunted House: A Halloween Story About Standing Up to Bullies, Helping Friends, and Finding Courage (I Can Read Level 2) by Jeff Brown, Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 2009 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Jeff Brown (?)

“People should think twice before making rude remarks," said Mrs. Lambchop. "And then not make them at all.”
― Jeff Brown, Flat Stanley

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“True champions deal with success and failure, not just success alone.”
― Dr.Jeff Brown

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“. . . Mrs. Lambchop sighed and shook her head. "You're at the office all day, having fun," she said. "You don't realize what I go through with the boys. They're very difficult."
Kids are like that," Mr. Lambchop said. "Phases. Be patient, dear.”
― Jeff Brown, Flat Stanley

tags: humor, kids, parenting

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