Janice Lee Smith is the author of a number of story books for beginning readers that feature young boys and their dogs, among them the "Adam Joshua" books and the "Wizard and Wart" series. Jess and the Stinky Cowboys, illustrated by Lisa Thiesing, Dial Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2004. Wizard and Wart in Trouble, illustrated by Paul Meisel, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1998. Wizard and Wart at Sea, illustrated by Paul Meisel, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1995. Wizard and Wart, illustrated by Paul Meisel, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1994. The Baby Blues: An Adam Joshua Story, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1994. Serious Science: An Adam Joshua Story, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1993. Nelson in Love: An Adam Joshua Valentine's Day Story, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1992. There's a Ghost in the Coatroom: Adam Joshua's Christmas, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991. The Turkeys' Side of It: Adam Joshua's Thanksgiving, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1990. It's Not Easy Being George: Stories about Adam Joshua >(and His Dog), illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1989. Pet Day: Yet More Stories about Adam Joshua, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1989.
The Show-and-Tell War, and Other Stories about Adam Joshua, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1988. The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches: Stories about Adam Joshua, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1984, published as The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches: More Stories about Adam Joshua, 1986. The Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer, and Other Stories about Adam Joshua, illustrated by Dick Gackenbach, Harper & Row (New York, NY), 1981.
Honors Awardsīread Loaf Writer's Conference scholarship, 1981, and fellowship, 1982 named among the Outstanding Young Women of America, 1981 Indiana Arts Commission/National Endowment for the Arts master arts fellowship grant, 1984, for The Show-and-Tell War, and for The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches: Stories about Adam Joshua The Kid Next Door and Other Headaches was selected an International Reading Association Children's Choice, 1985 Addi Award, 1987, for advertising booklet. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Member of Mademoiselle marketing board, 1977-87. Writer, 1978- Lee-Smith Enterprises (land developers), Hamilton County, IN, partner, 1988. AddressesĪgent-Dorothy Markinko, McIntosh & Otis, Inc., 310 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10017. Born 1949, in Fowler, KA Education: Rutgers University, B.A.