Books with author Jon Scieszka

How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and a free spirit.

Following a wild and raging storm, the Swiss family Robinson are stranded at sea. But the thundering waves have swept them off to a tropical island, where a new life awaits them. Their ship is laden with supplies and the island is packed with treasures, so they soon adapt and discover new dangers and delights every day . . .With an inspiring introduction by American author and America's first children's laureate Jon Scieszka.

Have you ever: • Had your brother try to sell you your own shirt? • Made a list of all the bad words you know – for your teacher who is a nun? • Believed one of those AMAZING! ads in the back of a comic book? • Broken your brother’s collarbone playing football – four times? • Tied your little brother into his bed with your dad’s ties? Jon Scieszka has. Which is probably why Jon’s dad used to call him and his five brothers KNUCKLEHEADS. Here is Jon’s side of the story. And here, at last, is the memoir that might answer some of the questions of how the heck does someone think up a story of a little man made of very smelly cheese.