“jon scieszka”

How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result ... More

Selected by voters at the Guys Read Web site and compiled by Jon Scieszka, this collection shows that guys do read. Authors and illustrators including Stephen King, Matt Groening, T.A. Barron, Avi, and Jerry Spinelli share stories, essays, cartoons, and anecdotes about being boys.This fast-paced, hi... More

Short stories, anecdotes, cartoons, and columns are compiled in this amusing collection by male authors, such as Stephen King and Gordon Korman, who share their comical, sad, and strange memories of what life was like for them when they were boys and theimpact those moments had in their later lives.... More

The author of "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales" and "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs" lends a demented twist to a familiar nursery rhyme. Scieszka's latest masterpiece details all the crazy mayhem that can occur when nursery rhymes go awry. Full color.... More

The Time Warp Trio discover that when they say the word "Thursday" (derived from the Viking god Thor, as in "Thor's Day") over and over again too close to a certain magic book, they are transported back to 1000 A.D. Now repackaged. Illustrations.Did you know that our word Thursday comes from the Vik... More

After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.... More