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His Best Works

         The following books are among those considered to be Jon Scieszka's best works. Several were illustrated by Lane Smith, although not all of them. They are listed with teachers, parents, and young readers in mind and a very brief summary of what is contained in them is shown in parentheses on top of the bibliography. These books are of high interest among readers in the elementary level, and all of them are colorfully illustrated. Several have been awarded with different types of awards. For example, Math Curse and The Stinky Cheese Man were awarded the Texas Bluebonnet Award in 1997 and 1995. Additionally, The Stinky Cheese Man is a Caldecott Honor book. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs is on the Bluebonnet Award Master List and is an ALA Notable book. Squids Will Be Squids and Math Curse are Abby Honor Children'ts Honor books.
           Among his many accomplishments, Jon Scieszka has also worked to create a series called the Time Warp Trio Series in which a group of students travels through time and experiences a number of adventures and plenty of mayhem. Readers learn about different eras such as medieval times, the wild west, ancient Egypt, ancient Rome, and many others. The series is now on book number thirteen (Me Oh Maya) where the characters are taken to the year 1000AD and must play against a Mayan High Priest in order to save their lives. (See the complete list here)
           Because of the comical and nonsensical nature of his books, children of various ages enjoy reading his books. Readers quickly learn that all rules can be broken in his books. From the title page, to the back cover of the books, one must read all the fine print in order to avoid missing some of his humorous writing. Parents and teachers find that despite this style of writing, children can acquire knowledge and a broad vocabulary through Jon Scieszka's books.

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GRADE LEVEL: 3.8
(Fables & Morals)
Scieszka, Jon. 1998. Squids will be squids. United States: Viking Penguin.
ISBN 0-670-88135-X. (42 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 3.7
(Numbers in everyday life)
Scieszka, Jon. 1995. Math curse. United States: Penguin Putnam.
ISBN 0-670-86194-4. (29 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 2.7
(Play on Words)
Scieszka, Jon. 2001. Baloney (Henry P.). United States: Viking.
ISBN 0-670-89248-3. (34 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 3.2
(Fairy tales his way)
Scieszka, Jon. 1991. The Frog Prince, continued. United States: Viking
Penguin. ISBN 0-670-83421-1. (28 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 3.4
(Fairy tales his way)
Scieszka, Jon. 1992. The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales.
United States: Viking Penguin.ISBN 0-670-84487-X. (49 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 3.0
(Fairy tales his way)
Scieszka, Jon. 1989. The true story of the three little pigs.United States:
Viking Penguin.ISBN 0-670-82759-2. (26 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 2.3
(Cause & Effect Chain)
Scieszka, Jon. 1995. The book that Jack wrote.United States:
Viking Children's Books.ISBN 0-670-85928-1. (32 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 3.7
(Book #8 in the Time Warp Trio series)
Scieszka, Jon. 1999. It's all Greek to me.United States:
Viking Penguin.ISBN 0-670-88596-7. (73 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 4.2
(Book #9 in the Time Warp Trio series)
Scieszka, Jon. 2002. See you later, Gladiator.United States:
Puffin.ISBN 0-14-230069-1. (87 pgs.)

GRADE LEVEL: 3.9
(Book #12 in the Time Warp Trio series)
Scieszka, Jon. 2002. Viking it, and liking it.United States:
Viking.ISBN 0-670-89918-6. (61 pgs.)

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