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Jon Scieszka Author Study
Celebrate the work of America's first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
- Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5
Born in Flint, Michigan, Jon Scieszka earned a bachelor’s degree in writing from Albion College and a master of fine arts degree from Columbia University. He held a number of teaching positions in the first through eighth grades before taking a year off to develop ideas for children’s books. He is the author of several bestselling children’s titles, including The Stinky Cheese Man, which won a Caldecott Honor medal, The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and the Time Warp Trio, a chapter book series. Scieszka is the founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit literacy organization.
Find out more about Jon Scieszka.
Listen to an interivew with Jon.
Explore Fractured Fairy Tales and Fables with this online student activity.
Included Here:
- Articles (1)
- Collateral (2)
- Lesson Plans (1)
- Unit Plans (1)
- Book (10)
Articles
Books for Teaching Fractured Fairy Tales
Teacher created book list includes tips for classroom use.
Collateral
Squids Will be Squids Lesson Plan
With their trademark wacky humor and captivating art, award-winners Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have created a funny collection of moral tales. Read at your own risk!
Squids Will be Squids Extension Activity
With their trademark wacky humor and captivating art, award-winners Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have created a funny collection of moral tales. Read at your own risk!
Lesson Plans
I Hate to Complain but your Cheese Stinks
Suggests a lesson plan on comparing and contrasting fractured fairy tales with an exercise involving writing a letter of complaint in response to The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales.
Unit Plans
Once Upon a Genre
Presents a comparative study of traditional fairy tales versus fractured fairy tales in which students identify and practice writing in different genres. They even create their own pop up books!
Book
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
An irresistible "revisionist" retelling of the traditional tale will become a classroom hit. "Alexander T. Wolf endeavors to set the record straight, and he does an admirable job of it." — The New York Times
The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
The Time Warp Trio find themselves in the Wild West of yesteryear, rubbing elbows with cowboys and Indians.
Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
The three friends of the Time Warp Trio use their magical book to travel back to prehistoric times, where they find themselves in the midst of woolly mammoths, saber-toothed cats, and a cavewoman leader who looks suspiciously familiar.
The Book That Jack Wrote
This book is about a Rat, a Cat, a Cow over the moon, and a Baby humming a tune. It's about what the Bug did to the rug. It's about how the Egg fell off the wall. It's about the crazy mayhem that can occur when nursery rhymes go awry.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
The humorous retellings of ten famous fairy tales that turn the lives of their characters inside out and upside down.
The Frog Prince, Continued
After the frog turns into a prince, he and the Princess do not live happily ever after and the Prince decides to look for a witch to help him remedy the situation.
2095
While on a field trip to New York's Museum of Natural History, Joe, Sam, and Fred travel one hundred years into the future, where they encounter robots, anti-gravity disks, and their own grandchildren.
Knights of the Kitchen Table
Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land.
Math Curse
When the teacher tells her class that they can think of almost everything as a math problem, one student acquires a math anxiety which becomes a real curse.
Squids Will Be Squids
The humorous fables that fill this book, including some about Echidnas, Blowfish, and Elephants, tackle a wide range of contemporary subjects.
