Authors and Illustrators Database

Jon Scieszka

Born: 09/08/1954  Flint, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
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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Awards:

Name Date
Bank Street Best Books of the Year; Irma S. Black Award Honor Book for "Robot Zot" 2009
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: first one named by the Library of Congress 2008-2010
Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature; American Library Association Notable Children's Book Award for Science Verse 2005
Parent's Choice Award Gold Non-Fiction for Science Verse 2004
Golden Duck Awards for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction Literature for Baloney, (Henry P.) 2002
Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Books of the Year citation; Reading Magic Award, Parenting magazine ; The New York Times Book Review Notable Books ; Reading Magic Awards; Parenting Award for Baloney, (Henry P.) 2001
Best Book for Young Adults citation, ALA for Math Curse. 1996
Caldecott Honor Book: The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 1993
New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year citation, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year citation, Booklist Children's Editors' Top-of-the-List citation, and ALA Notable Children's Book citation, all for The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales; 1992
Maryland Black-eyed Susan Picture Book Award for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! 1989

Inclusion in biographical or critical works:

Name Date
Michigan Authors, 3rd ed. 1993
Contemporary Authors
-  Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 135 Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 84, 145, 190 		1992-2010
Something about the Author, volume(s) 68, 105, 160, 199, 238 1992

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Creative Writing Columbia University New York, NY 1980
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Pre-Med Albion College Albion, MI 1976
Attended Culver Military Academy Culver , IN

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 , Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1980
Painter, lifeguard and a magazine writer

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Listed in Something about the author. Volume 199 [electronic resource] /

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