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The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales

by Jon Scieszka

"Parodic humor here runs riot...irrepressibly zany fun!" -- Kirkus * Caldecott Honor Book * An ABBY Honor Book * Publishers Weekly Top Selling Kids Books of All Time List * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Times Notable Book of the Year * New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year * School Library Journal Best Books of the Year * Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, "Top of the... (more)

The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs

by Jon Scieszka

is presented from the humorous perspective of a beleaguered wolf, whose innocent requests to borrow cups of sugar are rendered cataclysmic by a snoutful of unfortunate sneezes. Reprint. NYT. AB. NYT.

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

by 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... (more)

Math Curse

by Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith

"As close to genius as one gets in a picture book."-- USA Today * An ABBY Honor Book * ALA Notable Book * ALA Best Books for Young Adults * The Horn Book Fanfare * Texas Bluebonnet Award * Publishers Weekly Best Books of 1995 * School Library Journal Best Books of 1995 * Booklist : Editors' Choice Award

Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio) (Time Warp Trio)

Time Warp Trio: Book 1

Knights of the Kitchen Table (Time Warp Trio) (Time Warp Trio)

by Jon Scieszka

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio® series now features brand-new, eye-catching art in a modern design, sure to appeal to longtime fans and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables

by Jon Scieszka

Sure we'd all love to be able to go around telling stories about all the weird, scary, and just-plain-annoying people that we know. But the truth is, no one likes a gossip. Here, the irrepressible Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have found a way around that problem-they just make like Aesop and change all the people to animals or food, add a moral to each story, and call the stories fables! With tales like... (more)

The Frog Prince Continued

by Jon Scieszka, Steve Johnson

A hilarious sequel to the popular fairy tale continues the adventures of the prince as he unhappily copes with the realities of being human once more, until, tired of it all, he sets out to find a witch who can turn him back into a frog. Reprint. SLJ. H. AB.

Guys Write for Guys Read

by Jon Scieszka

What is a typical guy moment, anyhow? Daniel Pinkwater remembers the disappointment of meeting his Lone Star Ranger hero up close and personal. Gordon Korman relishes the goofy ultra violence of the old Looney Tunes cartoons. Stephen King realizes that having your two hundred- pound babysitter fart on your five-year-old head prepares you for any literary criticism. And that's just a sampling from Guys Write for... (more)

It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio) r/i (Time Warp Trio)

It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Trio) r/i (Time Warp Trio)

by Jon Scieszka

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio® series now features brand-new, eye-catching art in a modern design, sure to appeal to longtime fans and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards))

Science Verse (Golden Duck Awards. Picture Book (Awards))

by Jon Scieszka

"Amoeba" Don't ever tease a wee amoeba By calling him a her amoeba. And don't call her a him amoeba. Or never he a she amoeba. 'Cause whether his or hers amoeba, They too feel like you and meba. What if a boring lesson about the food chain becomes a sing-aloud celebration about predators and prey? A twinkle-twinkle little star transforms into a twinkle-less, sunshine-eating-and rhyming... (more)

Stinky Cheeseman (Picture Puffin S.)

by Jon Scieszka

Jon Scieszka introduces some really stupid off-the-wall fairy tales including: "Chicken Licken", "The Princess and the Bowling Ball"; "The Really Ugly Duckling", and "Jack's Bean Problem". Chosen by children as the Book of the Year for the Federation of Children's Book Groups, this book was described by "She magazine" as, 'The most delightful collection of stories a young cynic could hope to read'.

Baloney (Henry P.)

by Jon Scieszka

Who is Henry P. Baloney? An alien schoolkid who has to think of a very good reason for being late to szkola again. Otherwise it is Permanent Lifelong Detention. This New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller follows Henry’s tall tale of his lost zimulis with graphically created piksas that help explain just exactly what Henry is talking about. An out-of-this-world experience, the book is told in at... (more)

Your Mother Was a Neanderthal (Time Warp Trio) r/i (Time Warp Trio)

Your Mother Was a Neanderthal (Time Warp Trio) r/i (Time Warp Trio)

by Jon Scieszka

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio® series now features brand-new, eye-catching art in a modern design, sure to appeal to longtime fans and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

The Not-So-Jolly Roger (The Time Warp Trio)

time warp tiro: Book 2

The Not-So-Jolly Roger (The Time Warp Trio)

by Jon Scieszka

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio® series now features brand-new, eye-catching art in a modern design, sure to appeal to longtime fans and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

Summer Reading Is Killing Me! (The Time Warp Trio)

Summer Reading Is Killing Me! (The Time Warp Trio)

by Jon Scieszka

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio® series now features brand-new, eye-catching art in a modern design, sure to appeal to longtime fans and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

Sam Samurai (The Time Warp Trio)

by Jon Scieszka

Everyone’s favorite time-travelers are changing their style! The Time Warp Trio® series now features brand-new, eye-catching art in a modern design, sure to appeal to longtime fans and those new to Jon Scieszka’s wacky brand of humor.

THE TIME WARP TRIO 2095

by Jon Scieszka

Smash! Crash! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)

Smash! Crash! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)

by Jon Scieszka

Welcome to Jon Scieszka's Trucktown, a brand-new preschool/kindergarten series that will come in more shapes, sizes, and formats than you can shake a bumper at. It's a world where all the characters are trucks, all the stories are action driven, and boys and girls can imagine themselves in all their crazy, loud, funny, creative, excited, full-throttle glory! It's a world where we work at play, and we play at... (more)

Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland

by Jon Scieszka

The fantastical tale of a young girl chasing her White Rabbit has delighted children since Lewis Carroll wrote it generations ago. Here his Wonderland shines anew, viewed through the looking glasses of two incomparable artists. Mary Blair's vibrant art helped shape the look of Walt Disney's classic animated film. Collected in a picture book for the first time, her illustrations capture the essence of such... (more)

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