Chris Harris is the
New York Times bestselling author of
I'm Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups, illustrated by Lane Smith;
The Alphabet's Alphabet, illustrated by Dan Santat; and
If You Laugh, I'm Starting This Book Over, illustrated by Serge Bloch. He currently serves as showrunner and executive producer for the new
Frasier. Previous TV writing credits include
How I Met Your Mother,
Acapulco, and
The Late Show with David Letterman. His pieces have appeared in the
New Yorker, Esquire, the
New York Times, the
Wall Street Journal, and on NPR. He lives in Los Angeles.
Lane Smith wrote and illustrated
Grandpa Green, which was a 2012 Caldecott Honor book, and
It's a Book, which has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. His other works include the national bestsellers
Madam President and
John, Paul, George & Ben, the Caldecott Honor winner
The Stinky Cheese Man, and
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, among many others. His books have been
New York Times Best Illustrated Books on four occasions. Lane and his wife, book designer Molly Leach, live in rural Connecticut.
