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It's a Book

It's a Book( 2 customer ratings | )
Author: Smith, Lane
Illustrator: Smith, Lane
ISBN:978-1-59643-606-0
Publication Date:Aug 2010
Publisher:Roaring Brook Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $17.99
Book Description:

Playful and lighthearted with a subversive twist that is signature Lane Smith,It's a Bookis a delightful manifesto on behalf of print in the digital age.

This satisfying, perfectly executed picture book has something to say to readers of all stripes and all ages.

This title has Common Core connections.

Author Biography
Smith, Lane (Author)
Lane Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 25, 1959. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration from Art Center, College of Design in Pasadena, California. He moved to New York City and was hired to do illustrations for various publications including Time, Mother Jones, and Ms..

He is a children's book author and an illustrator. His titles with Jon Scieszka have included the Caldecott Honor winner The Stinky Cheese Man, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, Math Curse, and Science Verse. He wrote and illustrated Madam President, John, Paul, George and Ben, The Happy Hocky Family, The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country, It's a Book, and Grandpa Green.

His other high profile titles include Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! by Dr. Seuss and Jack Prelutsky, The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip by George Saunders, Big Plans by Bob Shea, and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl. He also served as conceptual designer on the Disney film version of James and the Giant Peach, Monsters, Inc. and the film adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! In 2017, he was awarded the Kate Greenway Medal for children¿s book illustration for There is a Tribe of Kids.

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