Jon Scieszka
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born
September 08, 1954
gender
male
place of birth
Flint, Michigan, The United States
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Children's Books
about this author
Jon Scieszka is a writer and teacher. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two children. Occasionally he has been known to howl at the full moon. --from the dust jacket of "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs"
Jon Scieszka is also the author of the best-selling ALA Notable Book, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, as well as Knights of the Kitchen Table, and The Not-So-Jolly Roger. He teaches as The Day School in Manhattan where he is known as Mr. Scieszka. He lives with his wife, and two children in Brooklyn where he is known as Dad. --from the dust jacket of "The Frog Prince Continued"
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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 4.18 — 4,524 ratings — published 1992 8 editions |
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 4.21 — 4,265 ratings — published 1989 28 editions |
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Math Curse by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 4.10 — 739 ratings — published 1995 7 editions |
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The Frog Prince, Continued by Jon Scieszka, Steve Johnson avg rating 4.11 — 410 ratings — published 1991 8 editions |
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Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka avg rating 4.17 — 387 ratings — published 2008 4 editions |
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Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards)) by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 4.05 — 331 ratings — published 2004 3 editions |
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Squids Will Be Squids by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 4.15 — 320 ratings — published 1998 10 editions |
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Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 3.87 — 239 ratings — published 2007 |
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Knights of the Kitchen Table by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 3.70 — 246 ratings — published 1991 11 editions |
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Seen Art? by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith avg rating 4.15 — 157 ratings — published 2005 2 editions |
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upcoming events
Jon Scieszka on tour for the book "Knucklehead"
Author appearance, January 24, 2010 01:00PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY, The United States
Thalia Kid's Book Club Event! The always engaging and hilarious author of the h...more
Author appearance, January 24, 2010 01:00PM
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY, The United States
Thalia Kid's Book Club Event! The always engaging and hilarious author of the h...more
event from BookTour
Jon Scieszka on tour for book "Cowboy and Octopus"
Author appearance, September 19, 2011 11:00AM
The United States
Reading and Signing
Author appearance, September 19, 2011 11:00AM
The United States
Reading and Signing
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Jon Scieszka on tour for book "Cowboy and Octopus"
Author appearance, September 21, 2011 06:00PM
The United States
Reading and Signing
Author appearance, September 21, 2011 06:00PM
The United States
Reading and Signing
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interviews
October 2009,
Jon Scieszka
" What Readers want to know... SS: How would you describe perfect happiness? JS: Smash! Crash! Oh, I'm sorry. What was the question again? Smash! Crash! SS: What’s your greatest fear? JS: We hope Jon doesn't find out that his Trucktown pals filled..." ...More
" What Readers want to know... SS: How would you describe perfect happiness? JS: Smash! Crash! Oh, I'm sorry. What was the question again? Smash! Crash! SS: What’s your greatest fear? JS: We hope Jon doesn't find out that his Trucktown pals filled..." ...More
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topics mentioning this author
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| Children's Books: Gender Stereotypes in Picture Books | 29 | 87 | Apr 13, 2009 11:32AM | |
| Novel Ladies: Meeting an Author | 102 | 50 | Jul 29, 2009 01:56PM | |
| Novel Ladies: Your latest shopping spree | 1730 | 118 | 15 hours, 5 min ago |
