Jon Scieszka

Jon Scieszka ( SHESH-kə: born September 8, 1954) is an American author known for picture books including The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and Math Curse, often illustrated by Lane Smith. Scieszka wrote Time Warp Trio, a series of youth novels to teach history. He founded Guys Read, a web-based reading advocacy program to encourage boys to become readers." Scieszka was the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2008 and 2009, appointed by the Librarian of Congress.