Lane smith author biography page

Lane Smith

has received the Lifetime Achievement award from the Society of Illustrators and has been honored by the Eric Carle Museum for “lifelong innovation in the field of children's books.” He is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestseller It’s a Book which has been translated into over twenty-five languages and he has written and illustrated lots of other stuff like Grandpa Green, which was a 2012 Caldecott Honor book and There Is a Tribe of Kids, which won the Kate Greenaway medal in 2017.

His titles with Jon Scieszka include the Caldecott Honor winner The Stinky Cheese Man and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, both ranked among the 100 best all-time picture books by TIME magazine.

Lane’s books have been New York TimesBest Illustrated Books on five occasions.

Lane and book designer Molly Leach live in rural Connecticut.

He is represented by Steven Malk of Writers House.

Molly Leach

has designed tons of books including