Jon Scieszka’s many books have won awards and sold over 11 million
copies. Scieszka is also the founder of Guys Read, a nonprofit
literacy organization. In 2008 the Library of Congress chose Jon
Scieszka to be the first National Ambassador for Young People's
Literature, a two-year position in which Scieszka’s mission is to
get kids excited about reading. In his lecture, Scieszka talks
about the cool stuff he has acquired since becoming an Ambassador,
tells stories about his books and his childhood growing up as the
second oldest of six brothers, and answers questions from kids in
the audience.
Date of Event: Monday, April 20, 2009
Target Audience: Everybody