Jon Scieszka
Personal Information
Description
Jon Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest of six sons born to Shirly Scieszka, a Registered Nurse, and Louis Scieszka, an elementary school principal. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana and graduated in three years. He then studied both English and science at Albion College, and in 1976 he received a B.A. in writing. He went on to Columbia University's writing program, and in 1980 he received a Master of Fine Arts degree. After graduating, Scieszka held several jobs, including teaching elementary school, writing for magazines, painting apartments, working as a carpenter, and being a lifeguard. In 1989, he published his first book, [The True Story of the Three Little Pigs]. He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with his wife and children. : /works/OL39550W
Books
Nightmare on Joe's street
While on a sleepover, Joe and Sam come face-to-face with Frankenstein's monster, and must use their time-warping power to take him back to his nineteenth-century creator.
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Goodreads Review: You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.” “In this humorous story, Alexander T. Wolf tells his own outlandish version of what really happens during his encounter with the three pigs…. Smith's simplistic and wacky illustrations add to the effectiveness of this fractured fairy tale.” —Children’s Literature “Older kids (and adults) will find very funny.” —School Library Journal
The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio series now features a brand-new, eye-catching design, sure to appeal to longtime fans, and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.
The big noisy book of truckery rhymes
A humorous collection of rhymes about trucks.
Robot Zot
On a mission to conquer planet Earth, tiny but fearless Robot Zot and his mechanical sidekick leave a path of destruction as they battle kitchen appliances.
Uh-oh Max
When Max gets in trouble after speeding up a ramp, all of his Trucktown friends try to help out.
Frank Einstein And The Evoblaster Belt
Boy genius Frank Einstein finds himself in competition with his classmate and archrival T. Edison and his sign-language-speaking sidekick, Mr. Chimp, over Frank's newest invention: the EvoBlaster Belt.
Ride Along with Dump Truck Dan!
Every morning 'Dump Truck Dan' rolls out of his garage and, after filling up his oil tank, he is ready to perform job with full energy. There is nothing Dan loves more than dumping dirt.
Thriller
Stories to keep you up all night. The best by the best storytellers in the business. The first collection of pure thriller stories by North America's foremost thriller authors
Cowboy and Octopus
Although Cowboy and Octopus have different opinions about beans and knock-knock jokes, their friendship endures.
Kat's mystery gift
The trucks speculate about what could be inside a beautifully wrapped gift box.
Garage tales
Presents a collection of three stories from Trucktown, previously published separately.
Kat's maps
Kat, who loves to make maps of all sorts of places and things, gives a special map to Jack.