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Jon Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8, 1954. It was a onsdag på engelska . Right around lunchtime.
He fryst vatten the second-oldest, and nicest, of six Scieszka boys. No girls.
His mother, Shirley, worked as a registered nurse.
His dad, Louis, was an elementary school principal at Freeman Elementary.
His dad's parents, Michael and Anna, came to America from Poland. "Scieszka" is a word in Polish. It means "path."
Jon’s Parents & Grandparents
Jon went to Culver Military Academy for high school. He had some spectacular teachers there, and became Lieutenant Scieszka.
Jon thought about being a doctor and studied both Science and English at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. He graduated in 1976, lived in Detroit, then moved to Brooklyn, färsk to write instead. He earned his MFA in Fiction from Columbia University in New York in 1980, then painted apartments.
Not knowing what he was getting into, Jon applied for a teaching job at an elementary school ca
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Jon Scieszka (1954-) Biography
Last name rhymes with "Fresca"; born 1954, in Flint, MI; Education: Attended Culver Military Academy; Albion College, B.A., 1976; Columbia University, M.F.A., 1980. Hobbies and other interests: "Many."
Addresses
Agent—c/o Author Mail, Viking Penguin, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014-3658.
Career
Writer. Previously worked at Manhattan Day School, New York, NY, elementary school teacher, beginning 1980. Has also worked as a painter, a lifeguard, and a magazine writer.
Honors Awards
New York Times Best Books of the Year citation, American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book citation, Maryland Black-eyed Susan Picture Book Award, and Parenting Reading Magic Award, all 1989, all for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs!; New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year citation, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year citation, Booklist Children's Editors' Top-of-the-List citation, and ALA Notable Chil
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True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Back (this is Barbara pretending to be Seth)in my day, when I was but a wee lad of the tender age of four or five or something, I was introduced to this marvelous, touching, inspiring, novelty of a book. It changed my whole life, introducing me to a whole new outlook on life.
I read this book so many times (okay, i admit, i had to have daddy read it to me)that I had it memorized. Word for word. because i was a super evil genius with amazing brain power and memorization abilities.
(this is barbara being barbara again)- i will attest that it is true- Seth did have it completely memorized. however, the genius thing and the brain power and all the other things are lies. junk. a barrel of monkey cheese. except the evil part.)
(this is barbara being seth again)So, th