Lane Smith

A humorous look at five of our country's founding fathers.

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

When the Hocky family moves to a big old house in the country, it takes them some time to adjust to a new way of life.

"A little rabbit is on the hunt for the perfect gift for his grandmother"--

When a schoolgirl gets separated from her tour of the White House and finds herself in the Lincoln bedroom, she also discovers the ghost of the great man himself.

Simple text follows a young boy and the many animals he meets on his adventure through the jungle.

When one donkey tells his friend that they need to talk about "the big elephant in the room," his friend wonders what this embarrassing issue could possibly be.

Edward the giraffe can't understand why his neck is as long and bendy and, well, ridiculous as it is. No other animal has a neck this absurd. He's tried disguising it, dressing it up, strategically hiding it behind bushes--honestly, anything you can think of, he's tried. Just when he has exhausted his neck-hiding options and is about to throw in the towel, a turtle swoops in (well, ambles in, very slowly) and helps him understand that his neck has...

"A penguin whines about the uncontrollable problems in his life."--

Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.