Flying Jake

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]

Flying Jake

Author	Lane Smith
Cover artist	Smith
Language	English
Subject	Birds, Imagination
Genre	children's books picture books
Publisher	Macmillan Publishing Company/Viking Children's Books
Publication date	1988
Publication place	United States of America
Pages	32
ISBN	978-0-689-80376-5
OCLC	34530605

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Reception

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]