Lane Smith

  • 20

    Catalog books

  • 8

    Works

  • 1988 to 2025

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Lane Smith has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 20 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2025, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Group USA and Hyperion.

Best Place To Start

Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?)

Penguin Group USA • 2006 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Penguin Group USA and Hyperion

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2025; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Penguin Group USA and Hyperion.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?)

    Penguin Group USA • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 32 pages.

  2. Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) (A Picture Puffin)

    Penguin Group USA • 1995 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1995 • 32 pages.

  3. The Happy Hocky Family (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

    Penguin Group USA • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1993 • 60 pages.

  4. Madam President

    Hyperion • 2008 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 40 pages.

  5. John, Paul, George, And Ben

    Hyperion • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 40 pages.

  6. Flying Jake (Aladdin Picture Books)

    Simon & Schuster Merchandise & • 1996 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1996 • 32 pages.

  7. The big pets

    Scholastic • 1993 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1993 • 32 pages.

  8. Glasses, Who Needs 'em (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)

    Viking Books • 1991 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1991 • 32 pages.

  9. Flying Jake

    Simon & Schuster • 1988 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 32 pages.

  10. Return to Augie Hobble

    Square Fish • standard commitment

    It stands out partly because the publisher trail is clearer than usual for this author page.

How The Picks Compare

  • Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) (A Picture Puffin) gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Glasses (Who Needs 'Em?) leans later in the catalog.

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