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Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka with fantastic illustrations by Brian Biggs is  the book I have been most anticipating this year and it definitely delivers! Of course, everyone knows Scieszka, the author of contemporary picture book classics like The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales, but The Time Warp

I wrote this post back in early December and had planned to run it this week after my posts on 826 National and Mac Barnett. However, I caught on to a tribute organized by the folks over at A Year in Reading for toady and decided to jump on board. If you are a Scieszka fan, hope you'll check out all the other posts by kidlit bloggers!If you are a parent or plan to be one some day, then Jon

In the seventeen years since The Time Warp Trio series was started and the nine years since my daughter first read it, it seems that is has become an animated television show! If you seek these books out, please be sure you find the originals as it is my understanding that there are some that are based on the television show, which is slightly different and not illustrated byLane Smith, Jon

In 2005 Jon Scieszka mobilized his efforts to address the growing number of boys who were having trouble reading and getting worse at reading. He founded the Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys that, above all else, is a collection of titles that will help boys become readers by helping them find the books they want to read. That same year he also published Guys Write for Guys Read

Jon Scieszka is wrapping up a busy two year stint as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature with a list of all the great books that were published during his tenure. No doubt you know Jon from his gut busting, timeless picture books created with artist extraordinaire, Lane Smith. But you may not be aware of the tireless work he has done to encourage reluctant readers, boys especially