He is also known for his collaborations with Jon Scieszka. Introduced by their wives, Molly Leach and Jeri Hansen in the late 1980s the two collaborated on several award-winning and bestselling books from 1989 to 2007. Their two most popular books, "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!" (1989) and "The Stinky Cheese Man" (1992) made lists by both "TIME" magazine and "School Library Journal" ranking them among the 100 best all-time picture books. ("The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!", number 35, and "The Stinky Cheese Man", 91). Smith has also illustrated some volumes of Scieszka's The Time Warp Trio novels.