Jon Scieszka

Jon Scieszka is an American author known for picture books, starting with The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! and Math Curse, which Lane Smith often illustrated. Scieszka also wrote the Time Warp Trio series of youth novels, written to teach history, and founded Guys Read, a web-based program that encourages boys to read. From 2008 to 2009, Scieszka served as the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Librarian of Congress.