Lane Smith





Lane Smith

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August 25, 1955 in Tulsa, The United States

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Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but moved to Corona, California at a young age. He spent summers in Tulsa, however, and cites experiences there as inspirations for his work, saying that "[o]nce you've seen a 100-foot cement buffalo on top of a donut-stand (sic) in the middle of nowhere, you're never the same."

He studied art in college at the encouragement of his high school art teacher, helping to pay for it by working as a janitor at Disneyland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration, and moved to New York City, where he was hired to do illustrations for various publications including Time, Mother Jones, and Ms..

Smith is married to Molly Leach, who is a book designer and designed the Smith/Scieszka collaboration.

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Average rating: 4.17 · 82934 ratings · 5480 reviews · 53 distinct works
It's a Book
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Grandpa Green
4.1 of 5 stars 410 avg rating — 1674 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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John, Paul, George & Ben
4.28 of 5 stars 428 avg rating — 1067 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions
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The Happy Hocky Family
4.36 of 5 stars 436 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
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Madam President
3.88 of 5 stars 388 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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The Big Elephant in the Room
3.6 of 5 stars 360 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2009
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It's a Little Book
4.18 of 5 stars 418 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2011
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The Happy Hocky Family Move...
4.14 of 5 stars 414 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions
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Pinocchio: The Boy
3.55 of 5 stars 355 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions
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Glasses: Who Needs 'Em?
3.73 of 5 stars 373 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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“It's a book, jackass.”
Lane Smith, It's a Book

“How do you scroll down?"
"I don't, I turn the page. It's a book."
"Do you blog with it?"
"No, it's a book.”
Lane Smith, It's a Book

“He that reads, be it on yon Kindle or on yon book made from pulp, is he who shall not be called a jackass.”
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