I remember telling my second-graders the basic 'Metamorphosis' story, saying, like, 'What about - what if a guy woke up one morning and he was a bug? Wouldn't that be weird?' And they loved that. And I think that was the trigger that made me think, like, 'Oh man, here's my audience. They're just a lot shorter than I ever thought they might be.'
Jon Scieszka0
Next quotes
Jon Scieszka:
I'm just trying to get kids motivated to be readers by connecting them with a book they like.Jon Scieszka:
When I read the 'Dick and Jane' stories, I thought they were afraid they might forget each other'sJon Scieszka:
If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write toJon Scieszka:
People say, 'All my son will read is 'Captain Underpants,' or 'My son is crazy about shark books, iJon Scieszka:
Expand the definition of 'reading' to include non-fiction, humor, graphic novels, magazines, actionJon Scieszka:
Be a good reading role model. Show kids what you like to read, what you don't like to read, how youJon Scieszka:
Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete forJon Scieszka:
I am honored to have served as our great nation's first National Ambassador for Young People's LiteJon Scieszka:
I think every parent knows that, like, boys and girls are different. And we just don't take that inJon Scieszka:
We're promoting such a narrow version of literacy that we're not including what a lot of boys like.