Author | Lane Smith |
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Cover artist | Smith |
Country | United States of America |
Language | English |
Subject | Birds, Imagination |
Genre |
children's books picture books |
Publisher | Macmillan Publishing Company/Viking Children's Books |
Publication date | 1988 |
Pages | 32 |
ISBN | 978-0-689-80376-5 |
OCLC | 34530605 |
Flying Jake is a children's picture book by Lane Smith. It was originally published in 1988 by Macmillan Publishing Company and reprinted by Viking Press in 1996. [1] In this wordless story, a boy named Jake takes flight in pursuit of his pet bird, which has flown out of its cage and through a window. Flying Jake was the first independent work by Smith, who later illustrated The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. [2]
The book received mixed reviews. In The New York Times, Signe Wilkinson called it "a rich picture poem that gives readers of any age a certain feeling about flight among the birds." [3] Several teachers' guides have also recommended the book for use in grade school classrooms. [4] [5] However, Carol McMichael of School Library Journal criticized Flying Jake for its "busy, confused story and bizarre illustrations." [6]