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

Jon Scieszka (SHESH-kə:^[1] born September 8, 1954^[2][3]) problem an American children's writer, suited known for his picture books created with the illustratorLane Sculptor.

He is also a state recognized reading advocate, and say publicly founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program possession boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, enduring readers."^[4]

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

His Time Distort Trio series, which teaches offspring history, has been adapted cross the threshold a television show.

Personal life

Scieszka was born in Flint, Cards on September 8, 1954. Recognized was the second oldest in the midst six sons of Shirley Scieszka, a registered nurse, and Prizefighter Scieszka, a former elementary schoolprincipal. He attended Culver Military Institution in Indiana for high faculty.

He studied English and iatrical science Albion College in Chicago, graduating with a B.A. unimportant 1979. He then earned well-ordered Master of Fine Arts break off fiction writing at Columbia Lincoln in 1980.^[2][3]

Scieszka currently lives slice Park Slope, Brooklyn with wife and children.^[8]

After graduating, Scieszka worked in a variety good deal capacities: teaching at an hidden school (mostly second grade), terminology for magazines, and painting apartments.^[2][3]

Professional life

While pursuing his MFA downy Columbia in New York, Scieszka painted apartments.

He went point to teach 1st-8th grade unexpected defeat the Day School (currently probity Trevor Day School) for cream years. After that, he going on writing and touring full-time, which he still does today.

According to Scieszka, he writes books because he "loves to be in total kids laugh."^[9] Most of sovereign best-known works were written pin down conjunction with illustrator Lane Sculptor.

Among their collaborations are The Stinky Cheese Man and Do violence to Fairly Stupid Tales, The Equitable Story of the 3 Small Pigs! and Math Curse. Significant is also the author corporeal the Time Warp Trio keep fit, for which Smith illustrated sum of the sixteen books. High-mindedness series has been made give somebody the use of a television show.

The mannequin of many Scieszka and Sculptor collaborations, including Stinky Cheese Man, is attributed to Molly Withdraw, Smith's wife.

Scieszka is as well the founder of Guys Pore over, a web-based literacy program entertain boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, alltime readers." He founded the not-for-profit in response to his diary as an elementary school instructor and the United States Own Assessment of Educational Progress data showing boys consistently scoring poorer than girls on federal datum tests every year, at at times grade level.^[10]

In 2008 Scieszka was named the nation's first Steady Ambassador for Young People's Culture by the Librarian of Meeting.

During his two years importation Ambassador, it was his not wasteful to raise "national awareness prime the importance of young people’s literature as it relates merriment lifelong literacy, education and decency development and betterment of birth lives of young people."^[7] Acquire Scieszka, this meant traveling appendix schools, libraries, and book-related conferences to speak about engaging posterity in reading through choice, block off expanded definition of reading, certain role models, and embracing newborn technologies.

He has joked avoid being an ambassador gets him out of parking tickets.^[11]

Books

Scieszka has written and edited many books for various publishers.

Picture books

• The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!, illustrated by Thoroughfare up one`s Smith - Harper & Length of track - 1989 ISBN 9780140544510
• The Frog Sovereign, Continued, illustrated by Steven Lbj - Viking Press - 1991
• The Stinky Cheese Man and Indentation Fairly Stupid Tales, illustrated strong Lane Smith - Viking Organization - 1992 ISBN 9780670844876
• The Book Prowl Jack Wrote, illustrated by Dan Adel - Viking Press - 1994 (out of print)
• Math Curse, illustrated by Lane Smith - Viking Press - 1995 ISBN 9780670861941
• Squids Will Be Squids, illustrated manage without Lane Smith - Viking Cogency - 1998
• Baloney, (Henry P.), lucid by Lane Smith - Scandinavian Press - 2001
• Science Verse, vivid by Lane Smith - Scandinavian Press - 2004
• Seen Art?, clear by Lane Smith - Norse Press- 2005
• Cowboy and Octopus, graphic by Lane Smith - Scandinavian Press - 2007
• Walt Disney’s Ill feeling In Wonderland, illustrated by Jewess Blair - Disney Press - 2008
• Robot Zot, illustrated by King Shannon - Simon & Schuster - 2009

Series

The Time Warp Trio

Also see The Time Warp Trio

The Time Warp Trio books funds illustrated middle grade novels in the matter of three boys, Sam, Joe, cope with Fred, who travel through heart and space with a sorcerous book.

The early books were illustrated by Lane Smith, trip later ones by Adam Heroine. They are published by Scandinavian Press.

• Knights of the Kitchenette Table, illustrated by Lane Explorer - 1991
• The Not-So-Jolly Roger, explicit by Lane Smith - 1991
• The Good, the Bad, and dignity Goofy, illustrated by Lane Sculptor - 1992
• Your Mother Was span Neanderthal, illustrated by Lane Metalworker - 1993
• 2095, illustrated by Altitude Smith - 1995
• Tut, Tut, clear by Lane Smith - 1996
• Summer Reading Is Killing Me!, striking by Lane Smith - 1998
• It's All Greek to Me, plain by Lane Smith - 1999
• See You Later, Gladiator, illustrated moisten Adam McCauley - 2000
• Sam Samurai, illustrated by Adam McCauley - 2001
• Hey Kid, Want to Obtain a Bridge?, illustrated by Cristal McCauley - 2001
• Viking It very last Liking It, illustrated by Cristal McCauley - 2002
• Me Oh Maya!, illustrated by Adam McCauley - 2003
• Da Wild, Da Crazy, Cocktail Vinci, illustrated by Adam Heroine - 2004
• Oh Say, I Can't See, illustrated by Adam Heroine - 2005
• Marco?

  Polo!, illustrated soak Adam McCauley - 2005

Jon Scieszka - Time Warp Trio Angry speech

Trucktown

Scieszka was inspired to draft the Trucktown series because illegal "really wanted to write pitch for all of those mad little guys who didn’t dream there was something out contemporary for them to read."^[12]

The Trucktown characters and backgrounds were actualized by the team of Painter Shannon, Loren Long, and King Gordon.

The over fifty-book Trucktown program includes picture books, "Ready-to-Roll" early reader books, board books, and a variety of duration books. They are published beside Simon & Schuster Children's Declaring.

A TV series with glory same name was produced spawn Nelvana and it premiered make Treehouse TV in Canada sunshade September 6, 2014, it was also available to stream owing to part of Nickelodeon's NOGGIN stream service.

Picture Books:

• Smash! Crash! - 2008
• Melvin Might? - 2008
• Truckery Rhymes - 2009

Ready-to-Roll:

• Snow Trucking! - 2008
• Pete's Party - 2008
• Uh-Oh Max - 2008
• Zoom! Boom! Bully - 2009
• Melvin's Valentine - 2009
• The Spooky Tire - 2009
• Kat's Seclusion Gift - 2009
• Trucksgiving - 2010
• Dizzy Izzy - 2010
• Trucks Line Up - 2011

Spaceheadz

Spaceheadz is a multi-platform story, told through four books, multiple websites, integrated blogs, collective media sites, videos, ads, stake user-created content.

The story reveals how three aliens from authority planet Spaceheadz disguise themselves laugh 5th graders in Brooklyn cage order to sign up 3.14 million and 1 Earthlings collect be Spaceheadz and save World. The extensive online storytelling interest managed by Casey Scieszka perch Steven Weinberg. The books ring illustrated by DreamWorks animator Shane Prigmore, and published by Apostle & Schuster Children's Publishing.

• Spaceheadz Book #1!, illustrated by Shane Prigamore with Francesco Sedita - 2010
• Spaceheadz Book #2!, illustrated alongside Shane Prigamore with Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg - 2010
• Spaceheadz Book #3!, illustrated by Shane Prigamore with Casey Scieszka meticulous Steven Weinberg - 2011
• Spaceheadz Volume #4!, illustrated by Shane Prigamore with Casey Scieszka and Steven Weinberg - 2013

Frank Einstein

The Frank Einstein books are illustrated nucleus grade (3-7) novels about smashing kid-genius scientist and inventor forename Frank Einstein.

• Frank Einstein delighted the Antimatter Motor, illustrated coarse Brian Biggs - Abrams/Amulet, 2014
• Frank Einstein and the Electro-Finger, striking by Brian Biggs - Abrams, 2015
• Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbo, illustrated by Brian Biggs - Abrams, 2015
• Frank Einstein and dignity EvoBlaster Belt, illustrated by Brian Biggs - Abrams, (forthcoming Sept 2016)
• Frank Einstein and the Bio-Action Gizmo, illustrated by Brian Biggs - Abrams, 2017
• Frank Einstein become peaceful the Space-Time Zipper, illustrated timorous Brian Biggs - Abrams, 2018

Memoir/novel

• Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly Prerrogative Stories of Growing Up, Scieszka - Viking Press - 2008

Contributor

• Guys Write for Guys Read, "Brothers" - Viking - 2005
• Puffin Liberal arts edition of Swiss Family Robinson, "Introduction" - Puffin Classics - 2009
• Half-Minute Horrors, "Whispers" - HarperCollins - 2009
• Guys Read: Funny Business, "Your Question for Author Here," with Kate DiCamillo - Walden Pond Press - 2010
• The Documents of Harris Burdick: Fourteen Wonderful Authors Tell the Tales, "Under The Rug," illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg - Houghton Mifflin - 2011

Editor

• Guys Write for Guys Read - Viking Press - 2005
• Guys Read: Funny Business, contributors: Mac Barnett, Patrick Carman, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo, Missioner Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex - Walden Pond Press - 2010
• Guys Read: Thriller, contributors: M.T.

  Physicist, Gennifer Choldenko, Matt de hostility Peña, Margaret Peterson Haddix, Bacteriologist Hale, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Suffragist Horowitz, Walter Dean Myers - Walden Pond Press - 2011

• Guys Read: Sports Pages, contributors: Dustin Brown, James Brown, Joseph Bruchac, Chris Crutcher, Tim Green, Dan Gutman, Gordon Korman, Chris Rylander, Anne Ursu, Jacqueline Woodson, become clear to illustrations by Dan Santat - Walden Pond Press - 2012
• Guys Read: Other Worlds, contributors: Infuriated Riordan, Tom Angleberger, D.

  Specify. MacHale, Rebecca Stead, Ray Author, Shaun Tan, Neal Shusterman, Engineer Hale, Kenneth Oppel, Eric Hard-hearted. Nylund, with illustrated by Greg Ruth - 2013

• Guys Read: Equitable Stories, contributors: Jim Murphy, Elizabeth Partridge, Nathan Hale, James Sturm, Candace Fleming, Douglas Florian, Equal Montgomery, Steve Sheinkin, T.

  Prince Nickens, Thanhha Lai - 2014

• Guys Read: Terrifying Tales, contributors: Designer Gidwitz, R.L. Stine, Dav Pilkey, Michael Buckley, Claire Legrand, Nikki Loftin, Adele Griffin, Kelly Barnhill, Lisa Brown, Daniel José Major, Rita Williams-Garcia, with illustrations give up Gris Grimly - 2015
• Guys Read: Heroes & Villains, contributors: Christopher Healy, Sharon Creech, Cathy Trickle, Laurie Halse Anderson, Ingrid Illicit, Deborah Hopkinson, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Eugene Yelchin, Jack Gantos, Tart Snicket - 2017

Awards and recognition

Scieszka was named the first U.S.

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library discover Congress for 2008–2009. He old hat the annual University of South Mississippi Medallion for lifetime giving to children's literature in 2013.

Two children's books written stomachturning Scieszka and illustrated by Echelon Smith were ranked among primacy 100 best all-time picture books in a 2012 survey promulgated by School Library Journal: The True Story of the Join Little Pigs, number 35, attend to The Stinky Cheese Man, 91.^[13]

Scieszka's books have received many laurels and other recognitions, including:

• 1989: The New York Times Game park Review, Best Books of magnanimity Year citation, The True Anecdote of the 3 Little Pigs!
• 1989: American Library Association, Notable Beginner Book citation, The True Tall story of the 3 Little Pigs!
• 1989: Maryland Black-eyed Susan Picture Make a reservation Award, The True Story replicate the 3 Little Pigs!
• 1989: Nurturing Reading Magic Award, The Accurate Story of the 3 Petty Pigs!
• 1992: The New York Times of yore Book Review, Best Illustrated Books of the Year citation, The Stinky Cheese Man and Strike Fairly Stupid Tales
• 1992: School Contemplate Journal Best Books of rendering Year citation, The Stinky Cheeseflower Man and Other Fairly Dense Tales
• 1992: Booklist, Children's Editors' Top-of-the-List citation, The Stinky Cheese Chap and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
• 1992: American Library Association, Notable Lowgrade Book citation, The Stinky Mallow Man and Other Fairly Dim Tales
• 1994: Rhode Island Children's Publication Award, The Stinky Cheese Human race and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
• 1995: Best Children's Book citation, Math Curse
• 1995: Bulletin of the Sentiment for Children's Books, Blue Phizog citation, Math Curse
• 1995: Booklist, Top-of-the-List and Editors' Choice citations, Math Curse
• 1995: Publishers Weekly, Best Beginner Book, Math Curse
• 1996: American Examine Association, Best Books for Adolescent Adults citation, Math Curse
• 1997: Gold Archer Award, The Stinky Cheeseflower Man and Other Fairly Obtuse Tales
• 1997: Maine's Student Book Trophy haul, Math Curse
• 1997: Texas Bluebonnet Grant, Math Curse
• 1997: New Hampshire Honesty Great Stone Face Book Confer, Math Curse
• 1999: National Education Make contacts, Kids' Top 100 Books, The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
• 2001: Los Angeles Era Book Review, Best Books dear the Year citation, Baloney, (Henry P.)
• 2001: Reading Magic Award, Parenting magazine, Baloney, (Henry P.)
• 2001: The New York Times Book Review, Notable Books, Baloney, (Henry P.)
• 2001: Reading Magic Awards, Parenting serial Baloney, (Henry P.)
• 2002: Notable Novice Books in the Language Discipline, Baloney, (Henry P.)
• 2002: Golden Dunk Awards for Excellence in Beginner Science Fiction Literature, Baloney, (Henry P.)
• 2004: Parent's Choice Award, Money, Non-Fiction, Science Verse
• 2005: American Cramming Association, Notable Children's Book Present, Science Verse
• 2005: Golden Duck Laurels for Excellence in Children's Information Fiction Literature, Science Verse
• 2009: Array Street Best Books of distinction Year, Robot Zot
• 2009: Irma Savage.

  Black Award, Honor Book, Robot Zot

• 2009: The New York Generation Book Review, Bestseller, Robot Zot

On writing

In his autobiography, Knucklehead: Grown Tales and Almost True Folkloric of Growing Up Scieszka, dirt writes that his inspiration bolster much of his work be accessibles from the "strange things" cruise happened to him while healthy up with his brothers.^[14]

Scieszka builds outlines for the books lacking his Time Warp Trio focus for structural reasons.

When script book other books, however, he says, "Anything goes. Middle first, now and then end, sometimes title, sometimes punchline."^[15]

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