The Big Pets (Viking Kestrel Picture Books) - Hardcover

Explores a dream-world where the children are small and the pets are big. A small girl swims in her cat's pool of fresh milk, while the other "night children" follow their dogs to the bone gardens and tumble with their pet snakes. The author also wrote and illustrated "Glasses, Who Needs 'Em?".

American-born Lane Smith is known for illustrating works by authors such as Dr. Seuss, Roald Dahl and George Saunders. He received the Caldecott Medal for his Grandpa Green in 2012, while his 2010 It's a Book was a New York Times bestseller for over six months and was translated into over twenty-five languages. He is a four-time recipient of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book award, and in 2014 he received the Society of Illustrators' Lifetime Achievement award.