Children's author Jon Scieszka has written two dozen fantastical books, including The Stinky Cheese Man and the Time Warp Trio series, but his... Jon Scieszka, A Seriously Funny 'Knucklehead' Children ...

Popular children’s author Jon Scieszka was appointed by the Library of Congress January 3 as the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Scieszka, the writer of The True Story of the ...

In Scieszka’s anthology, which benefits Dave Eggers’s literary nonprofit 826NYC, 83 authors provide their alibis for the murder of editor Herman Q. Mildew (“the most hated man in ALL publishing,” as ...

Jon Scieszka’s writing is born out of his previous years as a teacher: “I’m always looking to grab the kid in the back row who thought, 'This isn’t for me.' I try to come up with something compelling, ...

What’s the book’s origin story? That’s exactly what every kid asks me—this story I actually know. I remember it was seven years ago now, I was at home thinking about what I should work on next, and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Robot voices and spooky stories: Jon Scieszka promises both at the National Book Festival on Saturday. Scieszka is the author of many funny books, including "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly ...

Jon Scieszka, an award-winning children's author and the founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit literacy organization that works to get boys reading, will speak to hundreds of local school children on ...

He gave us “The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs,” “Math Curse” and the “Time Warp Trio” series: No wonder kids and their parents adore Jon Scieszka (rhymes with Fresca). Now there’s “AstroNuts,” about ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In one chapter, Scieszka writes about ...