Jon Scieszka





Jon Scieszka

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September 08, 1954 in Flint, Michigan, The United States

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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"


Jon Scieszka isn't a Goodreads Author (yet), but he does have a blog, so here are some recent posts imported from his feed.
Wow. Check this out. Exactly what you were hoping for – another website with blog postings.

I was going to post about a piece of toast (just because it rhymes with post).
But now I think I won't.

Don't.

That's the only other word I can think of that rhymes with "won't".

I believe that all blogs should have at least one set of rhyming words.
Just because.
Does.
Fuzz.
Was.


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Average rating: 4.15 · 77,362 ratings · 5,014 reviews · 93 distinct works
The True Story of the Three...
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4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 37,658 ratings — published 1948 — 7 editions
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The Stinky Cheese Man: And ...
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4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 21,737 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions
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Math Curse
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4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 2,449 ratings — published 1995 — 7 editions
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The Frog Prince, Continued
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 1,504 ratings — published 1991 — 12 editions
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Knucklehead: Tall Tales and...
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 1,363 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions
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Squids Will Be Squids
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4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 862 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions
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Science Verse
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4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 746 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions
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Knights of the Kitchen Tabl...
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3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 803 ratings — published 1991 — 21 editions
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Cowboy and Octopus
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3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2007
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Guys Write for Guys Read
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3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 509 ratings — published 2005 — 6 editions
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More books by Jon Scieszka…
Knights of the Kitchen Table The Not-So-Jolly Roger The Good, the Bad, and the ... Your Mother Was a Neanderthal 2095 Tut, Tut Summer Reading is Killing Me!
Time Warp Trio (16 books)
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3.7240127099409897 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 4,406 ratings
Smash! Crash! Pete's Party Zoom! Boom! Bully Snow Trucking! Melvin Might? Uh-Oh, Max The Spooky Tire
Jon Scieszka's Trucktown (14 books)
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3.6971153846153846 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 832 ratings
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Spaceheadz (3 books)
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3.3976190476190475 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 420 ratings

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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

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