Jon Scieszka

Writing

Jon Scieszka

Born

1954-09-08 (72)

Place of birth

Flint, Michigan, USA

Known for

Writing

Credits

7 titles

Jon Scieszka (born September 8, 1954) is an American author known for picture books including The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and Math Curse, often illustrated by Lane Smith. Scieszka wrote Time Warp Trio, a series of youth novels to teach history.

Known for

Math Curse poster
NR

One morning a little girl wakes up to find everything in life arranging itself into a math problem, and she must find her way out of the Math Curse!

Math Curse

2009

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! poster
NR

You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young readers will finally hear the other side of the story of “The Three Little Pigs.”

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!

2003

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog poster
6.0

Continuing to fill out its library of storybooks on DVD, Scholastic has now brought more of Mo Willems’s colorful tales to DVD with his narration accompanying animations based on his words and illustrations. The disc includes three stories to keep kids entertained as they learn about values such as cooperation and improve their problem solving skills. Mo Willems is a great children’s book author, so any issues with the release don’t stem from his work, but rather from the price for a single DVD release with only three stories when Scholastic will inevitably be releasing them as part of a larger set down the road (if they haven’t already) for a better value.

The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog

2010

Getting to Know Jon Scieszka poster
5.4

A light-hearted romp with beloved, award winning author/illustrator and the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Get to know him as he discusses his life and aspirations.

Getting to Know Jon Scieszka

2013

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late poster
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It's getting dark out, but one stubborn Pigeon is NOT going to bed! Children will love this interactive bedtime romp, which puts readers back in the driver's seat, deflecting Pigeon's sly trickery as he tries to escape his inevitable bedtime. Will you let him stay up late?

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late

2011

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! poster
10.0

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place -- a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

2009

Film credits

Behind the camera