Jon Scieszka

April 22, 2015

Hilarious, Transgressive, and Enthusiastically Taboo

Jon Scieszka was born in Flint, Michigan on September 8, 1954. It was a Wednesday. Right around lunchtime. He is 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."

Since 1989, Jon has written too many books for him to count. His books have won a whole mess of awards. Some have been turned into TV shows. Working on a movie. And they have sold over 11 million copies all around the world.

In 2008, Jon was named the first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by The Library of Congress. He got a nice medal from President George and First Lady Laura Bush. He traveled the world promoting young people’s literature. And now he is pretty sure he has diplomatic immunity. For anything.

To learn more about Jon, visit his website: jonscieszka.com

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