If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write to you and say, 'Dear Mr. Scieszka, we were supposed to write to our favorite author, but Roald Dahl is dead. So I'm writing to you.' Jon Scieszka authorbaddahl share on social
Be a good reading role model. Show kids what you like to read, what you don't like to read, how you choose what you read. Let them see you reading. Jon Scieszka choosegoodkid Change image and share on social
I'm just trying to get kids motivated to be readers by connecting them with a book they like. Jon Scieszka bookconnectkid Change image and share on social
'Just looking at pictures' used to be considered cheating. No longer. The graphic novel is booming. Comics, heavily illustrated texts, books with no words are now accepted as reading. Jon Scieszka acceptbookboom Change image and share on social
I am honored to have served as our great nation's first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. I will continue to serve as Ambassador Emeritus. And I will make good on my Ambassadorial promise to my wife to stop playing the 'Fanfare' every time I walk into or out of a room. Jon Scieszka ambassadorambassadorialcontinue share on social
I was born full grown in the middle of a hurricane and an earthquake on 10 September 1954, 12.52 P.M. When I found out that I had missed lunch, I gave such a shout that the Earth stopped and spun backwards two days. That's why I celebrate my birthday on 8 September. Jon Scieszka backwardsbearbirthday share on social
