books by Jon Scieszka     books:       Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka5 reviews Jon Scieszka Viking Juvenile, 2008 Knucklehead This is an awesome funny book. My husband was raised in Michigan and has a sweet routine of telling my two boys ages 6 and 11 stories of his childhood at bedtime every night. He found this book and bought it for our 11 year old. He loves it. Last night he read it outloud to me and we both laughed so hard my faced hurt! Awesome book.             Cowboy and Octopus10 reviews Jon Scieszka Viking Juvenile, 2007 Hilarious I love Jon Scieszka's books--we have most of them on my kids' book shelf--but this one is by far my favorite. I think it is the perfect mixture of simplicity, good underlying messeges about friendship, and humor that an adult can appreciate. My daughter loves it too. Lane Smith's illustrations are also fun and unique. Good job, Jon and Lane! Keep them coming!             The Stinky Cheese Man5 reviews Jon Scieszka Penguin Books (NZ), 2002 Tortured by the Stinky Cheese Man I feel guilty, but it is true. One night before bedtime my 8 year old son Dylan said, "Will you read me a story?" It had been a long day and I was tired so I started in with "Aw, Dylan not tonight....". It was just then he reached under the bed and pulled out the Stinky Cheese Man. Now I had read the Stinky Cheese before so I thought I knew what was coming. He said just relax Mom, and I will ...             LA Verdadera Historia De Los Tres Cerditos Le Pigs11 reviews Jon Scieszka Live Oak Media, 1991 Is the wolf really innocent? This cleverly written and illustrated picture book gives the wolf's version of events to the classic nursery rhyme. The wolf vehemently proclaims his innocence and evokes reader sympathy as he relays his story, oblivious to the bunny ears in htis cake mixture or the rat body parts hanging from his cheesburger. The wolf says one thing, while the illustrations say another. The traditional rhyme ...             Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge1 review Jon Scieszka Rebound by Sagebrush, 2003 Thoroughly enjoyable I like the part when Thomas Edison keeps repeating, "So what and be quiet you weanie". I also enjoyed the book because it was very adventurous...             Maths Curse (Picture Puffin)1 review Jon Scieszka Puffin Books, 2004 Math curse This book was very entertaining but best of all it gave me a whole new perspective on Math! My teacher should use it in class.             The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs149 reviews Jon Scieszka Topeka Bindery, 1999 A new spin on an old story This book is the classic story of the "three little pigs" from the wolf's perspective. It is a bit funny, sometimes very funny, but more important, it shows children, that even if you think you KNOW what happened, there is always two sides to every story. It is an entertaining way to teach children not to engage or believe gossip, but to seek out the truth. Additionally, it shows how both sides ...             It's All Greek to Me (The Time Warp Trio No. 8)3 reviews Jon Scieszka Rebound by Sagebrush, 2001 A really enjoyable book... This book grabs the your attention right from the start and keeps you interested with fast-paced action, entertaining dialogue and a humorous plot. It's the first "Time Warp Trio" book I've read and I really enjoyed it. Joe, Fred and Sam are magically transported into the world of Greek mythology where they run from vicious three-headed dogs, exchange witty insults with Hera, queen of the ...             Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland2 reviews Jon Scieszka Disney Press, 2008 Disney's Alice in Wonderland and Mary Blair's sumptuous art together! Disney's Alice in Wonderland, as told through the gorgeous art work of Mary Blair, makes for one very spectacular book! Mary Blair (1911-1978) was one of Disney's most brilliant conceptual designers, who contributed in the creations of such great film classics as Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. Mary Blair gave Disney 34 years of her gorgeous and vivid art, which will always stand ...             Tut Tut (The Time Warp Trio)16 reviews Jon Scieszka Scholastic, 1996 The Excititng Mystery This book is exciting. You always want to turn the page. It is funny and interesting.It takes place in ancient Egypt.In Tut Tut there is a girl named Annie. She is 6 and two brothers. I would tell you to read it.The name is Tut Tut.             Squids Will Be Squids (Picture Puffins)27 reviews Jon Scieszka Puffin, 2003 Can't say something nice about someone? Make them a squid Those of us who remember Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith as the author and illustrator of "The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!" will know exactly what they are getting into when they pick up "Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables." The thesis here is that even before Aesop a legion of storytellers have told stories about annoying, weird, pain-in-the-neck people, turned them into ...             Knights of the Kitchen Table27 reviews Jon Scieszka Listening Library, 1987 Teacher's Grade: A- I love reading this book aloud to my 2nd grade students. There is abundant humor, a lot of action, and excellent dialogue. The kids especially love the disgusting giant with flatulence issues, and the fire-breathing dragon. This is an excellent springboard into reading for reluctant but capable boy readers.             Math Curse57 reviews Jon Scieszka Viking Juvenile, 1995 Math Curse Have you ever had the math curse? Well, in the book Math Curse, a young boy gets put under the math curse. It all started when his teacher said, "You know, you can think of almost everything as a math problem." That got his mind turning. After that, EVERYTHING was a math problem to him. This little boy had a creative mind. 24 cupcakes, 25 students, 365 days, 52 weeks, 12 months hmm... Will this ...             Guys Write for Guys Read23 reviews Scholastic, 2006 Thumbs up from a teacher I teach eighth grade Language Arts, and I'm always on the prowl for books that will engage young boys to read. I picked this up on a whim, and I'm very pleased. This anthology has a little bit of everything in it: fiction, non-fiction, illustrations, cartoon strips -- the works. The shorts cover a wide-range of topics from the silly to the dead-serious. In short, there's something in this ...             Sam Samurai1 review Jon Scieszka Tandem Library, 2003 Loved it! My son is not reading at this level yet (7 years old) so I read it to him. It's easy and a lot of fun to read. I read to him, at most, 2 chapters a night (chapters are short) and he'd beg me to keep reading! I could get him to finish his homework and get ready for bed quickly if I reminded him about reading "Sam Samurai". When we finished the book he wanted more, so I purchased a couple more in ...             Time Warp Trio: The Seven Blunders of the World (Time Warp Trio)1 review Jon Scieszka HarperTrophy, 2006 Son 8 years old loved it. My son loves to read and loves the series. We watch the TV show all the time (more than once). This comic book style really captivated him. He sat silent during dinner and said nothing until he read the entire book in one seating. I need to get more now!             Summer Reading Is Killing Me (Time Warp Trio)20 reviews Jon Scieszka Tandem Library, 2001 Summer Reading List Hi, I am doing my book review on Summer Reading is Killing Me. The author for this book is Jon Scieska. You can practically find this book in every library. Three boys travel through their summer reading book and go on an adventure. This book is about three boys named Sam, Fred and Joe. They don't want to do their summer reading. Instead of doing their summer reading they would rather practice ...             Smash! Crash! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)25 reviews Jon Scieszka Simon & Schuster Childrens Books, 2008 Crashes right into your heart My son loves this book so very much. It is always in the three-book-a-night line up. Though the characters are smashing, they are doing what they love and (mostly) helping out others in the process.             Time Warp Trio, Xyz1 review Jon Scieszka Viking Penguin Inc, 1999 BIG TIME 5 STAR This book was very very funny! Everybody whos borrowed it from me has bought it! It is a sure to get book!             The Stinky Cheese Man 10th Anniversary (Viking Kestrel Picture Books)153 reviews Jon Scieszka Viking Juvenile, 2002 Funny I loved this book because it had such an out of the box writing style. The tales play up the silliness that is obvious when reading the original versions. My family got a good giggle from this one! The stinky cheese man is so funny. Especially for those who love cheese even though it does stink!LOL              search for books almost, anniversary, blunders, bridge, cerditos, cheese, cowboy, disney, growing, historia, kestrel, killing, kitchen, knights, knucklehead, little, octopus, picture, puffin, puffins, reading, samurai, scieszka, squids, stinky, stories, summer, trucktown, verdadera, wonderland books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: Spectrum - Contemporary Works for Piano leave a comment home  impressum - about us