Lane Smith

Lane Smith

  • 5 stars across 31 books
Lane Smith is the creator of a shelf of books, including the New York Times bestselling It's a Book and its companion, It's a Little Book. The beautiful Caldecott Honor-winning Grandpa Green can also be found there alongside his brilliantly quirky collaborations with Jon Scieszka including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. He has also illustrated Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach and collaborated on the conceptual design of the Disney movie adaptation. In 2012, the Eric Carle Museum named him a Carle Artist for "lifelong innovation in the field of children's picture books," and in 2014 he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Illustrators. In 2017 he won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for There Is a Tribe of Kids. Lane Smith and his wife, the designer Molly Leach, live in a small town in rural Connecticut, USA.
6th September 2007

James and the Giant Peach

A brand-new phizzwhizzing novelty edition!James and the Giant peach is a children's classic that has captured young read... MoreJames and the Giant Peach

(101 reviews) Review
27th September 2016

Penguin Problems

(7 reviews) Review
1st March 1996

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.... MoreThe True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

(7 reviews) Review
3rd August 2021

Cat Problems

(4 reviews) Review
6th September 2007

Songs and Verse

Exuberant rhymes are an intrinsic part of the appeal of Roald Dahl's books - and here are some classic and magical momen... MoreSongs and Verse

(3 reviews) Review
11th July 2019

A House That Once Was

Illustrated by the winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017, Lane Smith, and chosen as one the New York Times... MoreA House That Once Was

(3 reviews) Review
26th August 1993

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: ‘Chicken Licken’, ‘The Princess and the B... MoreThe Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

(2 reviews) Review
1st November 2001

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!

Based on characters and a storyline developed by Dr. Seuss shortly before his death in 1991, this fabulous tale by poe... MoreHooray for Diffendoofer Day!

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2nd October 2014

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs 25th Anniversary Edition

As for that huffing and puffing stuff? A big lie. A Wolf was just trying to borrow a cup of sugar to make his poor old g... MoreThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs 25th Anniversary Edition

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1st October 1989

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

THE MODERN CLASSIC WITH OVER THREE MILLION COPIES SOLD • The Big Bad Wolf tells his side in this fractured fairy tale, b... MoreThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs

(2 reviews) Review
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