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John scieszka biography

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Jon Scieszka

American children's writer and reading advocate (born 1954)

Jon Scieszka (SHESH-kə:[1] born September 8, 1954[2][3]) is an American children's writer, best known for his picture books created with the illustratorLane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program for boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers."[4]

Scieszka was the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Librarian of Congress for calendar years 2008 and 2009.[5][6][7]

His Time Warp Trio series, which teaches kids history, has been adapted into a television show.

Personal life

Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8, 1954. He was the second oldest among six sons of Shirley Scieszka, a registered nurse, and Louis Scieszka, a former elementary schoolprincipal. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana for high school. He studied English and medical scienc

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Children's Author/Illustrator Biographies

Scieszka, Jon
September 8, 1954 -
Author

2009 Ludington Award Winner

SOURCE CITATION
"Jon Scieszka." Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed., 8 vols. Gale Group, 2002. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Thomson Gale. 2007.
Photograph provided by Penguin Books for Young Readers.

BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
"Jon Scieszka," wrote a critic in Children's Books and Their Creators, "enters classic fairy tales, turns them upside down, and exits with a smirk." In works such as The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!, The Frog Prince, Continued, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, and Math Curse, Scieszka and his collaborator/artist friend Lane Smith bring a postmodern sense of absurdity and a satiric edge to a classic category of writing. They take away the sense of easy familiarity and boredom that sometimes surrounds modern perceptions of the fairy tale genre. "What remains," the Children's Books and Their Creators contributor concluded, "is hilarious buffoonery within

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Jon Scieszka

Having raised two children and taught elementary school, Jon Scieszka knows what makes kids laugh. Growing up, he was one of six brothers who were “just a mad rumble at home.” That’s how he knows what boys are like. Some adults might say that Jon Scieszka’s writing is weird and too sophisticated for children. But with titles like Math Curse and Summer Reading Is Killing Me, Jon Scieszka knows how to connect with tough-to-reach students. He’s used that understanding to launch Guys Read, a “literacy program to help boys become better readers, better students, better guys.”

An Exclusive Interview

Jon Scieszka’s entertaining interview with Reading Rockets shows that he is indeed the playful, humorous, and insightful voice behind The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. Read the transcript or listen to the audio clips to get to know this one-of-a-kind children’s book author.

Jon Scieszka’s Unbelievably True Life Story
by Jon Scieszka

I was born full grown in the middle

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