Lane Smith

Lane Smith

Lane Smith has written at least 49 books. Their most popular book is James and the Giant Peach with 597 saves with an average rating of 3.82⭐.

Author Bio

Lane Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and raised in Corona, California. He spent summers in Tulsa. He attended the Art Center at the College of Design in Pasadena, California while also working as a janitor. He received a B.F.A. degree in illustration, moved to New York City, and began working as a magazine illustrator.

In 1991, he collaborated with poet Eve Merriam on his first book, Halloween ABC. He is best know for his collaborations with author Jon Scieszka, including illustrations for several of Scieszka's Time Warp Trio series.

James and the Giant Peach

1961 • 597 Readers • 146 pages 3.8

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

1992 • 123 Readers • 56 pages 4.1

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

1989 • 118 Readers • 32 pages 4.2

Half-Minute Horrors

Half-Minute Horrors
ByHolly Black,Joyce Carol Oates,+37 more

2009 • 16 Readers • 160 pages 3.4

Penguin Problems

Penguin Problems
ByJory John

2016 • 11 Readers • 32 pages 3.4

Knights of the Kitchen Table

#1 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

Knights of the Kitchen Table
ByLane Smith,Jon Scieszka

1991 • 9 Readers • 68 pages 3.7

The Not-So-Jolly Roger

#2 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

The Not-So-Jolly Roger
ByJon Scieszka,Lane Smith

1991 • 8 Readers • 64 pages 4

Your Mother Was a Neanderthal

#4 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

1993 • 8 Readers • 78 pages 5

Summer Reading Is Killing Me!

#7 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

1998 • 7 Readers • 73 pages 4.5

The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy

#3 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
ByJon Scieszka,Lane Smith

1992 • 7 Readers • 80 pages 3

Grandpa Green

Grandpa Green
ByLane Smith

2011 • 7 Readers • 32 pages 4

Tut, Tut (Time Warp Trio) R/I

#6 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

Tut, Tut (Time Warp Trio) R/I
ByJon Scieszka,Lane Smith

1996 • 6 Readers • 80 pages 4

The Roald Dahl Treasury

1995 • 6 Readers • 444 pages 4.7

Lulu and the brontosaurus

#1 of 3 in Lulu

2010 • 6 Readers • 128 pages 3.5

John, Paul, George, And Ben

2006 • 6 Readers • 40 pages 3.5

2095

#5 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

2095
ByJon Scieszka,Lane Smith

1995 • 5 Readers • 80 pages 5

It's a Book

2 It's a Book

It's a Book
ByLane Smith

2010 • 5 Readers • 32 pages 5

Giraffe Problems

2 Animal Problems

Giraffe Problems
ByJory John

2018 • 4 Readers 4.5

The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip

2000 • 4 Readers • 84 pages 4.7

There Is a Tribe of Kids

2016 • 3 Readers • 45 pages 4

It's a Little Book

2 It's a Book

It's a Little Book
ByLane Smith

2011 • 3 Readers 3.5

Stickler Loves the World

2 Readers 5

Cat Problems

Cat Problems
ByJory John

2021 • 2 Readers • 48 pages 3

Return to Augie Hobble

2 Readers 1

The Happy Hocky Family

1 The Happy Hocky Family

1993 • 2 Readers

A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day
ByLane Smith

2017 • 1 Reader • 38 pages 4

Science Verse

Science Verse
ByJon Scieszka

2004 • 1 Reader • 48 pages 5

The Stinky Cheese Man

The Stinky Cheese Man
ByJon Scieszka

1992 • 1 Reader • 56 pages 3

Big Plans

Big Plans
ByBob Shea

2008 • 1 Reader • 48 pages 3

Four Fantastic Middle-Grade Reads in One Awesome Sampler!

2015 • 1 Reader • 267 pages

Cowboy & Octopus

Cowboy & Octopus
ByJon Scieszka

2007 • 1 Reader 5

Squids will be squids

Squids will be squids
ByJon Scieszka,Lane Smith

1998 • 1 Reader • 48 pages

Kid Sheriff and the Terrible Toads

2014 • 1 Reader • 32 pages

Cover 1

Madam President
ByLane Smith

2008 • 1 Reader • 40 pages

Cover 1

1998 • 1 Reader

A Gift for Nana

A Gift for Nana
ByLane Smith

1 Reader

Cover 4

Scary Stories: To Read When It's Dark
ByArnold Lobel,Lane Smith,+8 more

2000 • 1 Reader • 64 pages 3

Baloney, Henry P.

Baloney, Henry P.
ByJon Scieszka

2001

Abe Lincoln's dream

Spooky ABC

Spooky ABC
ByEve Merriam

1987 • 30 pages

めがねなんか、かけないよ

1991 • 32 pages

Había Una Tribu

Había Una Tribu
ByLane Smith

2017 • 40 pages

Cover 3

2015 • 42 pages

The Big Pets

The Big Pets
ByLane Smith

1991 • 32 pages

Pinocchio the Boy

Pinocchio the Boy
ByLane Smith

Rankin/Bass' Mad Monster Party

2011 • 272 pages

It's All Greek to Me

#8 of 14 in Time Warp Trio

It's All Greek to Me
ByJon Scieszka

1999 • 73 pages