Jon Scieszka
Jon Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan, the second oldest of six sons born to Shirly Scieszka, a Registered Nurse, and Louis Scieszka, an elementary school principal. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana and graduated in three years. He then studied both English and science at Albion College, and in 1976 he received a B.A. in writing. He went on to Columbia University's writing program, and in 1980 he received a Master of Fine Arts degree. After graduating, Scieszka held several jobs, including teaching elementary school, writing for magazines, painting apartments, working as a carpenter, and being a lifeguard. In 1989, he published his first book, [The True Story of the Three Little Pigs][1]. He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with his wife and children. [1]: /works/OL39550W
Books37
with James Sturm, Nathan Hale, Sy Montgomery and Candace Fleming
with Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson, Rebecca Stead, Kiersten White, David Levithan, John Green, Adele Griffin, Ned Vizzini and Jordan Sonnenblick
with Chris Rylander
with Francesco Sedita
Noisy outlaws, unfriendly blobs, and some other things that aren't as scary, maybe, depending on how you feel about lost lands, stray cellphones, creatures from the sky, parents who disappear in Peru, a man named Lars Farf, and one other story we couldn't quite finish, so maybe you could help us out
with James Kochalka
Graphic novels2
with Mac Barnett
Collections1
with Michael Buckley, Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown