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Jon Scieszka

Born: 09/08/1954   Flint
Parents: Louis Scieszka (elementary school principal), Shirley Scieszka (nurse)
Spouse: Jerilyn Hansen (art director)
Children: Casey, Jake
Address(es):
Permanent :
542 3rd St
Brooklyn , NY
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.jsworldwide.com/
Website : http://www.guysread.com/
Email : [email protected]
Phone : 718-369-0021
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Trucktown race A to Z
- Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Written by Jon Scieszka ; characters and environments developed by the Design Garage, David Gordon, Loren Long, David Shannon. 		Fiction , Picture Book Children New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2014
Battle Bunny
- With Mac Barnett. 		Picture Book Children New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2013
Image of Guys Read: The Sports Pages Guys Read: The Sports Pages Fiction Children , Teen New York :Walden Pond Press 2012
Image of Guys Read: Thriller Guys Read: Thriller Fiction , Suspense/Thriller Children , Teen New York : Walden Pond Press 2011
Image of Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown
- A preschool/kindergarten series with many characters and formats. Titles include: Smash!Crash; Melvin Might?; Trucksgiving; The Great Truck Rescue; Dizzy Izzy; Garage Tales; Melvin's Valentine; Truckery Rhymes and more. 		Picture Book Children Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2010
Image of SPACEHEADZ Series SPACEHEADZ Series
- A middle grade adventure about saving the world with real-world multi-media tie-ins. 		Science Fiction Children Simon & Schuster 2010
Image of Guys Read: Funny Business Guys Read: Funny Business
- Collection edited by Jon Scieszka. 		Fiction , Humor Children , Teen New York : Walden Pond Press 2010
Image of Robot Zot! Robot Zot! Picture Book , Science Fiction Children Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers 2009
Smash That Trash
- Jon Scieszka's Trucktown Board Book. written by Sonia Sander ; created by Jon Scieszka ; characters and environments developed by the Design Garage: David Shannon, Loren Long, and David Gordon 		Fiction , Picture Book Adult , Children New York : Little Simon 2009
Image of Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka Biography Children , Teen New York : Viking Juvenile 2008
Melvin Might
-  Jon Scieszka's Trucktown 		Picture Book Children New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2008
Image of Cowboy & Octopus Cowboy & Octopus Fiction , Picture Book Children , Teen New York : Viking 2007
Image of Marco? Polo! Marco? Polo!
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking 2006
Image of Seen Art? Seen Art? Fiction , Picture Book Children , Teen New York : Viking 2005
Image of Oh Say, I Can't See Oh Say, I Can't See
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking 2005
Image of Guys Write for Guys Read Guys Write for Guys Read
- Collection of contributions by "boys" for boys and edited by Jon Scieszka 		Fiction , Non Fiction , Short Stories Teen New York : Viking 2005
Image of Science Verse Science Verse
- When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but science verses that sound very much like some well-known poems 		Picture Book , Poetry Children , Teen New York : Viking 2004
Image of Da Wild, Da Crazy, da Vinci Da Wild, Da Crazy, da Vinci
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Humor , Science Fiction Children , Teen New York : Viking 2004
Image of Me Oh Maya! Me Oh Maya!
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking 2003
Image of Viking It and Liking It Viking It and Liking It
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking 2002
Image of Baloney (Henry P.) Baloney (Henry P.) Fantasy , Picture Book , Science Fiction Children New York : Viking 2001
Image of Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking 2001
Image of Sam Samurai Sam Samurai
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking 2001
Image of See You Later, Gladiator See You Later, Gladiator
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking 2000
Image of It's All Greek to Me It's All Greek to Me
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking 1999
Image of Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables
- Contemporary fables with tongue-in-cheek morals address such topics as homework, curfews, and television commercials. 		Folklore , Picture Book , Short Stories Children , Teen New York : Viking 1998
Image of Summer Reading is Killing Me! Summer Reading is Killing Me!
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking 1998
Image of Tut Tut Tut Tut
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking 1996
Image of Math Curse Math Curse Picture Book Children New York : Viking 1995
Image of 2095 2095
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking 1995
Image of The Book That Jack Wrote The Book That Jack Wrote
- A madcap variation of the cumulative nursery rhyme, this time beginning when Jack writes a book. 		Picture Book , Poetry Children New York : Viking 1994
Image of Your Mother Was a Neanderthal Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Adventure , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking 1993
Image of The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales Folklore , Picture Book Children , Teen New York : Viking Children's 1992
Image of The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Adventure , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking Children's 1992
Image of The Frog Prince, Continued The Frog Prince, Continued Folklore , Picture Book Children New York : Viking Children's 1991
Image of Knights of the Kitchen Table Knights of the Kitchen Table
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Adventure , Fantasy Children , Teen New York : Viking Children's 1991
Image of The Not-So-Jolly Roger The Not-So-Jolly Roger
- "Time Warp Trio" series 		Fiction , Adventure Children , Teen New York : Viking Children's 1991
Image of The True Story of the Three Little Pigs The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Folklore , Picture Book Children New York : Viking Kestrel 1989

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Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Bilingual Teaching Certificate University of California San Diego , CA 1994

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Author
- Author of many books continuing to present day. View information on Scieszka's website. 		1999
Teacher Manhattan Day School New York , NY 1980
Painter, lifeguard and a magazine writer

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