Lane Smith is a five-time recipient of the
New York Times Best Illustrated Book award and a two-time Caldecott Honor recipient. In 2012 the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art 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 Society of Illustrators. He is the illustrator of many books, including
The Stinky Cheese Man, and the author/illustrator of
It’s a Book, Grandpa Green, and
John, Paul, George & Ben, among others. He is married to book designer Molly Leach.
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