Jon Scieszka, SPACEHEADZ historian, shares ways of the SPACEHEADZ on Wednesday March 9, at 7 p.m. at the Sammamish Library. This event is presented through Secret Garden Bookstore.Besides his Library of Congress-bestowed title of National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Jon Scieszka is the author of many bestselling children's titles, including The STINKY CHEESE MAN,... Continue Reading →
Farewell, Mr. Ambassador!
Today is Jon Sciezska's last day as the Ambassador of Children's Literature.Betsy Bird at Fuse# 8 on School Library Journal has a fitting video tribute.She and I share a favorite:But really, you should watch them all. Stay tuned for news on his replacement tomorrow.
The excellence of an Exquisite Corpse
NPR has the tale of a posse of children's writers piecing together an online serial story called EXQUISITE CORPSE ADVENTURE. It's quite the group of writers, including Jon Scieszka, Katherine Paterson, and Kate DiCamillo.Check out the NPR story here, and the official EXQUISITE CORPSE ADVENTURE here.
Girls vs. boys: the throwdown
Kirby Larson has organized the Ultimate Throwdown on Gender in Books.Following the SLJ article that suggested making characters boys when it makes no big difference to the story, and a rebuttal on MSN Entertainment written by a certain opinionated person whose name rhymes with Schmartha, Kirby's adding even more voices to the debate.Starting around noon... Continue Reading →