Writer Quotes by Jon Scieszka

9 Writer quotes by Jon Scieszka

These nine concise excerpts from Jon Scieszka capture the whimsical, energetic tone that makes his books a favorite for young readers. Though limited in number, the quotes provide a lively introduction to his imaginative world.

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For a lot of kids, reading is not magical. It's really hard work.

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Read as much as you can, and then sit down and write.

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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…

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Be a good reading role model. Show kids what you like to read, what you don't like to read, how you choose…

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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…

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People say, 'All my son will read is 'Captain Underpants,' or 'My son is crazy about shark books, is that O.K.?' I…

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I always loved strange stories like the Dr. Seuss stuff. 'Go, Dog. Go!' was one of my favorite stories - it still…

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Expand the definition of 'reading' to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, action adventure, and, yes, even websites. It's the pleasure of…

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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…

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People say, 'All my son will read is 'Captain Underpants,' or 'My son is crazy about shark books, is that O.K.?' I want to…

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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…

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“Your brain is doing some great work when it's laughing.”

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Expand the definition of 'reading' to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, action adventure, and, yes, even websites. It's the pleasure of reading that…

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Be a good reading role model. Show kids what you like to read, what you don't like to read, how you choose what you…

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For the longest time, you couldn't even say boys and girls were different. It was taboo in the educational world.

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If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write to you and say,…

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I believe that all blogs should have at least one set of rhyming words. Just because. Does. Fuzz. Was.

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Jeff Kinney's 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' series and Stephenie Meyer's 'Twilight' books got 49,323,701 kids reading.

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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…

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I remember telling my second-graders the basic 'Metamorphosis' story, saying, like, 'What about - what if a guy woke up one morning and he…

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