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Jon Scieszka (/ ˈ ʃ ɛ ʃ k ə / SHESH-kə: [1] born September 8, 1954 [2] [3]) is an American children's writer, best known for his picture books created with the illustrator Lane Smith. | |
John, Paul, George & Ben is a children's picture book written and illustrated by American illustrator Lane Smith. |
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- In his autobiography, Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka, he writes that his inspiration for much of his work comes from the "strange things" that happened to him while growing up with his brothers.
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Author Bio - Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka
American children's writer and reading advocate (born 1954)
Jon Scieszka (SHESH-kə:[1] born September 8, 1954[2][3]) is an American children's writer, best known for his picture books created with the illustratorLane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program for boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers."[4]
Scieszka was the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Librarian of Congress for calendar years 2008 and 2009.[5][6][7]
His Time Warp Trio series, which teaches kids history, has been adapted into a television show.
Personal life
Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8, 1954. He was the second oldest among six sons of Shirley Scieszka, a registered nurse, and Louis Scieszka, a former elementary schoolprincipal. He atte
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- This is Jon Scieszka's autobiography about growing up with five brothers in Flint, Michigan.
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- Jon Scieszka’s enormously funny childhood autobiography not only tells larger than life stories about growing up with five brothers but more than answers the age-old question posed to writers, “Where do you get your ideas?”.