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Lane Smith

Lane Smith
Photograph by Molly Leach

Lane Smith

Lane Smith is the author-illustrator of Grandpa Green and the illustrator of The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, both Caldecott Honor winners. His books have appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated list four times, and several of his books, including It’s a Book and John, Paul, George & Ben, have been New York Times bestsellers. He lives with book designer Molly Leach in rural Connecticut, and can be visited at LaneSmithBooks.com.

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Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
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Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Sep 26, 2012
Lulu Walks the Dogs will be released on September 04, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Lulu Walks the Dogs is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 04, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Lulu Walks the Dogs
Sep 01, 2012
Lulu and the Brontosaurus will be released on April 03, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Apr 03, 2012
Lulu and the Brontosaurus is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 03, 2012
Graphic Excerpt:
Lulu Walks the Dogs
Mar 02, 2012
News:
Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Mar 24, 2011
News:
Lulu and the Brontosaurus has won an award
Mar 20, 2011
Lulu and the Brontosaurus is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 14, 2010
Lulu and the Brontosaurus will be released on September 14, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 14, 2010
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Find Lane Smith appearances
Sep 03, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Aug 20, 2010
Graphic Excerpt:
Lulu and the Brontosaurus
Mar 17, 2010

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School Library Journal, June 7, 2013
...Buchanan. 8 CDs. 9:12 hrs.  Brilliance Audio . 2013.  ISBN 978-1-4692-8089-9. $49.97. Grandpa Green.  By Lane Smith. cassette or CD. 15 min. Recorded Books. 2013. cassette: ISBN 978-1-4703-3847-3, CD: ISBN 978-1-4703-3846-6. $15.75; hardcover book,...
Tennessean, May 30, 2013
...an excellent choice for pre-schoolers and young children. 3. Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst, illustrations by Lane Smith. Lulu wants a pet brontosaurus. When Lulu finds a brontosaurus, she discovers that it wants to make her its pet instead....
The Advocate, May 14, 2013
...meeting of the school year. This month’s selection, Summer Reading is Killing Me by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, follows the wacky, time-traveling antics of the Time Warp Trio through an action-packed literary adventure. For more information or to...
Montreal Families, April 19, 2013
...Viking Juvenile, $21) by Jon Sciezka – Ages 4-7 The longstanding collaboration between author Jon Sciezka and illustrator Lane Smith has led to some of the most ingenious, hilarious and memorable books for children, and their picture book Seen Art?...
Zecco, April 16, 2013
...Jack Gantos, Nancy Tillman, Catherynne M. Valente, Marissa Meyer, Paul Pope, Gene Luen Yang, Eric Carle, Leigh Bardugo, Lane Smith, Nick Bruel, Erin E. Stead, Philip C. Stead, and hundreds more popular authors and illustrators. Macmillan Children's...
School Library Journal, April 3, 2013
...Amy Poehler.� Now think of the great comedic children?s book pairings out there.� Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.� Mac Barnett and Adam Rex.� Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld (they get extra points for playing ping pong while they...
Indian Express, March 2, 2013
...books ought to be a private art gallery of a child to be revisited repeatedly. In American author Lane Smith's 2010 picture book It's a Book, a donkey asks a monkey about the curious thing in his hand. "How do you scroll down?" "Can it tweet?" "Does...
Noodls, May 31, 2013
...might even identify with him." THE TRUE STORY OF THE 3 LITTLE PIGS! by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith was published in 1989 and has sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Similar to Scieskza and Smith's Caldecott Honor book, "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other...
Broadway World, May 30, 2013
...Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, adapted by John Glore from the book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith The 17th annual Pacific Playwrights Festival will feature five staged readings and two full productions April 25-27, 2014. The three-day festival...
Tennessean, May 30, 2013
...an excellent choice for pre-schoolers and young children. 3. Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst, illustrations by Lane Smith. Lulu wants a pet brontosaurus. When Lulu finds a brontosaurus, she discovers that it wants to make her its pet instead....
Salina Journal, May 27, 2013
...me like that." Trojans third Southeast of Saline's 400-meter relay team of Brett Nurnberg, Matt Helvey, Lane Smith and Cody Smith finished third in Class 3A despite a misstep not of their own doing. "We could have done better, but we ran better...
GoLocalProv, May 27, 2013
...Simon Valencia Afua Simon Hannah Elizabeth Sisk *‡ Ethan Jamal Skinner Ian Poris Slater Cody James Slaughter Colby Lane Smith Colin Murphy Smith Cooper Westin Smith Jessica Elaine Smith Lydia Cadaret Smith Paige Alexandra Smith *Φ Victoria...
GoLocalProv, May 27, 2013
...Simon Valencia Afua Simon Hannah Elizabeth Sisk *‡ Ethan Jamal Skinner Ian Poris Slater Cody James Slaughter Colby Lane Smith Colin Murphy Smith Cooper Westin Smith Jessica Elaine Smith Lydia Cadaret Smith Paige Alexandra Smith *Φ Victoria...
Augusta Chronicle, May 25, 2013
...Austin Chase Saint Anne Marie Schiffner* Jasmine Nicole Shorty James Edward Sirmans III Cedric Chaz Dominic Smith Kristen Lane Smith Taylor Lynne Smith Tyesha Terrell Smith Catherine Jessica Stephens Trevor Lee Stephens Casey Sue...