About
Jane Smith is an award-winning author-illustrator of fourteen children's picture books, including the popular CHLOE ZOE series, HELLO NEW HOUSE, MISS MEOW, NAKED BUTT BUSTS OUT and more. Jane earned her BFA in Illustration at the Columbus College of Art & Design before beginning her career in publishing as an art director of children’s novelty books. She currently writes, illustrates, designs and publishes children's books from her seaside Wilmington, North Carolina studio.
Featured Work
Space Bot: Mission Earth
A Feel-Good Experiment with Lots of Laughs
Space Bot is on a covert mission to answer one question: are humans friendly? To answer this, it visits earth and observes a young family, gathering data about their habits and behaviors. But when its mission goes awry and its data is scrambled, Space Bot is forced to unexpectedly interact with its subjects…only to make the greatest discovery of all: friendship!
With humor and heart, SPACE BOT: MISSION EARTH is an affirmation that humans are far more good than bad, and that curiosity, caring and friendliness can make the world—even the whole UNIVERSE—a better place.
BONUS: SPACE BOT: MISSION EARTH is also the perfect complement to early elementary common core science lessons, highlighting key science curriculum skills such as asking & answering questions about the natural world, observing & describing the natural world, planning & carrying out investigations and analyzing & interpreting data.
Other Works
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It's St. Patrick's Day, Chloe Zoe!
2025
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It's the First Day of First Grade, Chloe Zoe!
2025
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It's Christmas, Chloe Zoe!
2025
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Teddy's Bear Takes a Tumble
2024
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Naked Butt Busts Out!
2023
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Miss Meow
2021
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Hello, New House
2020
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It's Thanksgiving, Chloe Zoe!
2017
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It's Halloween, Chloe Zoe!
2017
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It's the First Day of Kindergarten, Chloe Zoe!
2016
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It's the First Day of Preschool, Chloe Zoe!
2016
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It's Easter, Chloe Zoe!
2016
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It's Valentine's Day, Chloe Zoe!
2016
Awards and Recognition
- Miss Meow was honored by the Cat Writers' Association with a Certificate of Excellence and was a Muse Medallion 2022 finalist, both in the category of Children's Book Illustration.
Press and Media Mentions
- Listen to the esteemed Picturebooking Podcast interview with Nick Patton about my hilarious new children's book, NAKED BUTT BUSTS OUT.
- “Colored pencil linework and mixed media in bright hues, punctuated by plenty of leprechaun green, invite young readers in while celebrating the legend of the leprechaun…readers familiar with Chloe Zoe’s world will be glad to see the familiar shapes and colors of their favorite elephant as she embarks on another adventure.” —School Library Journal
