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Charleston Gazette, May 19, 2012
...Then someone asked, "Could you read that one about -- about --" "You mean this one?" I pulled Jon Scieszka's "Guys Write for Guys Read" from my bag. Something told me they would ask for this reprise. The class cheered, and I read "Brothers" by Scieszka...
School Library Journal, May 16, 2012
...#91 The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith (1992) 21 points I found this when I was in high school (I have much younger siblings, which was probably how I was getting access...
School Library Journal, May 14, 2012
...in a parade. The annual event, known for its usual high jinks, featured an opening video montage showing Jon Scieszka scheming to prevent this year's host, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, from getting to the event. Last year, Scieszka dressed up as Jersey Shore...
PublishersWeekly.com, May 11, 2012
...Robin Adelson with emcee Jarrett J. Krosoczka. Catching up during the party: Viking’s Regina Hayes chats with Jon Scieszka and his wife, Jeri Hansen. Editor Marcia Leonard, agent Nancy Gallt, and Scholastic’s Jazan Higgins visit over food and drink....
Wired News, May 10, 2012
...silly books. I brought them into Simon & Schuster, and my editor at the time, Kevin, loved them. Jon Scieszka happened to be in the offices, and he was flipping through them was just cracking up, he’s like, "These are so funny, you guys have to publish...
School Library Journal, May 10, 2012
...her siren call. In their stead we got everyone from Walter Dean Myers and David Wiesner to Jon Scieszka and Chris Raschka. The full interviews may be seen here. A couple notes: I’m mugging partly because that’s what I do and it’s hard to stop...
School Library Journal, May 9, 2012
...Yoda by Tom Angleberger (Abrams, 2010); Guys Read: Funny Business (2010) and Guys Read: Thrillers, both edited by Jon Scieszka (2011, both HarperCollins). Third-grade boys (and sometimes second graders) like Jeff Brown's "Flat Stanley" books and Dan...
Niles Daily Star, April 10, 2012
...review, but I do have some suggestions: • For young boys: “Guys Read: Funny Business,” edited by Jon Scieszka • For young girls: “Liesl & Po,” by Lauren Oliver • For teens: “Ender’s Game,” by Orson Scott Card • For Adults:...
Lamorinda Patch, April 9, 2012
...& Salvage, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley. In this stage version of the irreverent children’s book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, the wolf gives his version of what befell the three little pigs—and the audience gets to decide if he’s guilty or...
Bradenton Herald, April 9, 2012
...Braden Causey - Dramatic performance excerpt from "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales" by Jon Scieszka: Angelika Diaz - Declamation excerpt from Amy Poehler's commencement speech to Harvard...
Canton Repository, April 8, 2012
...Choices this week: ?Milo?s Hat Trick? by Jon Agee; ?The True Story of the Three Little Pigs? by Jon Scieszka; ?Doctor DeSoto? by William Steig BOOKS TO BUY The following books are available at favorite bookstores. ?Jackhammer Sam? by Peter Mandel,...
Alameda Patch, April 7, 2012
...The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is based on the book of the same name by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, with music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush and lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs plays weekends in...
Albany Patch, April 6, 2012
...The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is based on the book of the same name by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, with music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush and lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs plays weekends in...
Piedmont Patch, April 5, 2012
...The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is based on the book of the same name by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, with music by Paul Gilvary and William Rush and lyrics by Robert Kauzlaric. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs plays weekends in Berkeley...





