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“There are six Time Warp Trio books that would take a page each to fully praise. And I just thought up twelve more while I was typing this sentence.”

Quote by Jon Scieszka

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Jon Scieszka is an American author renowned for his children's literature. His works are known for their humor and creativity, appealing to both children and adult readers. Scieszka's works include 'The Stinky Cheese Man' and 'The True Story of the Three Little Pigs'. more

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“My platform has been to reach reluctant readers. And one of the best ways I found to motivate them is to connect them with reading that interests them, to expand the definition of reading to include humor, science fiction/fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, wordless books, audio books and comic books.”

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“I taught elementary school and painted apartments for ten years. Now I write full-time and never have to change a thing I write. Every book comes to me in a flash of inspiration and takes me about two seconds to finish. The longer books, like the Time Warp Trio novels, take a little longer to write - more like four seconds.”

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“I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just dont take that into account in schools on those things like required reading lists. Cause that was my experience, say, with my son, who had to read Little House on the Prairie when he was in third grade.”

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“I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an illustrator is always in support of the story.”

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