Lane Smith

Lane Smith is an American illustrator and writer of children's books, born August 25, 1959. He is best known for Grandpa Green, a contemplative story that earned a Caldecott Honor in 2012, and for illustrating The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, which received a Caldecott Honor in 1992. He also received the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2017, and his other books include A Perfect Day, a gentle look at four backyard animals, and It's a Book, a satirical graphic novel.