2. Biography Born in Flint, MI on September 8, 1954 His dad Louis was an Elementary School Principal His mom Shirley was a registered nurse He has 5 brothers He first thought about being a doctor Earned his FMA in Children’s Literature in 1980 from Columbia University America’s first National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Founder of Guys Read (a non-profit literacy organization) Source: http://www.jsworldwide.com/just_the_facts.html
3. Awards 1991-Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award for Picture Book for The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! 1994 - Rhode Island Children's Book Award for The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 1995 - Blue Ribbon Book from the Bulletin Center for Children's Books for Math Curse 1995 - Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book for Math Curse 1996 - American Library Association Notable Book for Math Curse 1997 - Golden Archer Award for The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales 1997 - Maine's Student Book Award for Math Curse 1997 - Texas Bluebonnet Award for Math Curse 1997 - New Hampshire's The Great Stone Face Book Award for Math Curse Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Scieszka#Awards_and_recognition
