Geek of the Week

(An unconventionally sweet and awesome honor!)

Andrew Smith

Looking at Andrew Smith, a fine young lad, the average ‘Joe’ or ‘Mary’ would say to themself, “Self, that Andrew Smith is a good and average lad. I bet he writes/illustrates good and average children’s texts for good and average juveniles.” Oh, how incorrect ‘Joe’ and ‘Mary’ are in their overtly biased and superficial assumptions about Andrew Smith and his authorial abilities. Andrew just finished writing an award winning children’s book; ‘Put Me In The House’ [a satire using Dr. Seuss's famed ‘Put Me In The Zoo’ as a medium] illustrates Donald Trump's’ attempts to garner the presidency. Was the text written for children...no, as the masterfully crafted elements of irony, sarcasm, wit, hyperbole, understatement, and paradox suggest. Will most adults understand the ultimate grandeur of the text...no, especially if their names are ‘Joe’ and/or ‘Mary’. However, Andrew Smith does a fine job with The Donald’s hair. Congrats Andrew Smith, English Geek of the Week.