Mike Smith
Mike Smith
Mike Smith: Interesting Stories About Serious Things
Mike Smith is an English illustrator and writer who tries to turn serious things into funny ones in his stories. Smith's interesting and light tales will surely appeal to those who enjoy captivating plots and have an unrestrained imagination.
Interesting facts from the biography
Mike Smith is an extraordinarily talented man who loves to draw stories above all else. After graduating from the Cambridge School of Arts at Anglia Ruskin University, he earned a master's degree in children's book illustration.
In 2010, Mike Smith, whose books are quite popular, received the Macmillan Prize for illustrating the children's story "Edward Hopper and the Carrot Crunch."
For several years, Mike worked on creating unusual illustrated stories that would easily and unobtrusively tell little ones about important contemporary issues. Eventually, these works caught the interest of the Egmont publishing house, and by 2015, everyone interested could order Mike Smith's book.
Mike Smith's Books — fun about important things
The author's debut publication was the unparalleled "Double-Decker Bus." The uniqueness of this book lies in the masterfully hidden enormous fold-out of the bus, which can be used as an engaging game.
"Another interesting book by the author is titled 'The Top-Floor Rocket.' This inventive story, created from short dialogues and vivid illustrations, serves as a unique message about how to keep our planet clean. As in the previous book, there is also an unusual game supplement here — a hidden spread in the form of a huge rocket."
Smith's fairy tales not only give children a wonderful mood but also teach them responsibility. With such books, kids won't have time to be bored.
Buying a book by Mike Smith is like getting a ticket to a world of thrilling adventures.