The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country!

	The Happy Hocky Family Moves To The Country! ''The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country!'' is a book by Lane Smith. A sequel to his book ''The Happy Hocky Family!'', it tells a number of very short stories about the Hocky family and their new home in the country. It was published in 2003 by Puffin Books. See also ''The Happy Hocky Family! ''The Happy Hocky Family!'' is a children's book by author and illustrator Lane Smith. Written in a style similar to the ''Dick and Jane'' books, it tells a series of short, typically single page, stories about the Hocky family, which includes t ...'' Lane Smith (illustrator) References External linksLane Smith's website American picture books [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lane Smith (illustrator) Lane Smith (born August 25, 1959) is an American illustrator and writer of children's books. He is the Kate Greenaway medalist (2017) known for his eclectic visuals and subject matter, both humorous and earnest, such as the contemplative '' Grandpa Green'', which received a Caldecott Honor in 2012, and the outlandish '' Stinky Cheese Man'', which received a Caldecott Honor in 1992. Background Smith was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but moved to Corona, California at a young age. He spent summers in Tulsa and cites experiences traveling there via Route 66 as inspirations for his work, which combines highbrow and lowbrow elements. He studied at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, at the encouragement of his high-school art teacher, Dan Baughman, helping to pay for it by working as a janitor at Disneyland. While still a student, he illustrated for alternative newspapers, ''L.A. Weekly'', '' L.A. Reader'' and for the punk magazine ''No Mag''. He also illustrated album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Children's Literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's literature can be traced to traditional stories like fairy tales, that have only been identified as children's literature in the eighteenth century, and songs, part of a wider oral tradition, that adults shared with children before publishing existed. The development of early children's literature, before printing was invented, is difficult to trace. Even after printing became widespread, many classic "children's" tales were originally created for adults and later adapted for a younger audience. Since the fifteenth century much literature has been aimed specifically at children, often with a moral or religious message. Children's literature has been shaped by religious sources, like Puritan traditions, or by more philosophical and scienti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Puffin Books Puffin Books is a longstanding children's imprint of the British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s, it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. The imprint now belongs to Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of the German media conglomerate Bertelsmann. History Four years after Penguin Books had been founded by Allen Lane, the idea for Puffin Books was hatched in 1939, when Noel Carrington, at the time an editor for '' Country Life'' books, met him and proposed a series of children's non-fiction picture books, inspired by the brightly coloured lithographed books mass-produced at the time for Soviet children. Lane saw the potential, and the first of the picture book series were published the following year. The name "Puffin" was a natural companion to the existing "Penguin" and "Pelican" books. Many continued to be reprinted right into the 1970s. A fiction list soon followed, when Puffin secured the paper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Happy Hocky Family! ''The Happy Hocky Family!'' is a children's book by author and illustrator Lane Smith. Written in a style similar to the ''Dick and Jane'' books, it tells a series of short, typically single page, stories about the Hocky family, which includes the two parents, three children, their dog, and occasionally their cousin. About The Book The book is not a typical picture book in that the humor in it tends to be slightly dark and sarcastic Sarcasm is the caustic use of words, often in a humorous way, to mock someone or something. Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although it is not necessarily ironic. Most noticeable in spoken word, sarcasm is mainly distinguished by the inflection ..., as in the works of Jon Scieszka. Sequel A sequel, '' The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country!'', was released in 2002. References External linksLane Smith's Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Happy Hocky Family ''The Happy Hocky Family!'' is a children's book by author and illustrator Lane Smith. Written in a style similar to the ''Dick and Jane'' books, it tells a series of short, typically single page, stories about the Hocky family, which includes the two parents, three children, their dog, and occasionally their cousin. About The Book The book is not a typical picture book in that the humor in it tends to be slightly dark and sarcastic, as in the works of Jon Scieszka. Sequel A sequel, ''The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country! ''The Happy Hocky Family Moves to the Country!'' is a book by Lane Smith. A sequel to his book ''The Happy Hocky Family!'', it tells a number of very short stories about the Hocky family and their new home in the country. It was published in 2 ...'', was released in 2002. References External linksLane Smith's Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	American Picture Books American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Children's Short Story Collections A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority. Children generally have fewer rights and responsibilities than adults. They are classed as unable to make serious decisions. ''Child'' may also describe a relationship with a parent (such as sons and daughters of any age) or, metaphorically, an authority figure, or signify group membership in a clan, tribe, or religion; it can also signify being strongly affected by a specific time, place, or circumstance, as in "a child of nature" or "a child of the Sixties." Biological, legal and social definitions In the biological sciences, a child is usually defined as a person between birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. Legally, the term ''child'' may refer to anyone below th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]