A playful exchange between an uninformed young donkey and a book-loving young ape brings Lane Smith's bestselling It's a Book to an even younger audience.
This fun and satisfying board book is perfect for small hands, so now the message about the joy of reading can be shared with toddlers too.
Lane Smithis the creator of a shelf of books, including the New York Times bestsellingIt's a Bookand its companion,It's a Little Book. The beautiful Caldecott Honor-winningGrandpa Greencan also be found there alongside his brilliantly quirky collaborations with John Scieszka:The True Story of the Three Little PigsandThe Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. He has also illustrated Roald Dahl'sJames and the Giant Peachand collaborated on the conceptual design of the Disney movie adaptation. In 2012, the Eric Carle Museum 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 American Society of Illustrators. He also illustrated the exquisitely beautifulThere Is a Tribe of Kids. Lane Smith and his wife, the designer Molly Leach, live in a small town in rural Connecticut, USA.
