Very early in 2008, Jon Scieszka, author of The Stinky Cheese Man and numerous other offbeat titles, was named National Ambassador for Children’s Literature in the United States. This week he took the opportunity to explain just what the experience has been like in an open letter on the Children’s Bookshelf section of Publisher’s Weekly. It seems that children across the US are already benefiting from this newly created post – Jon has taken on the mantle very diligently, but is maintaining his trademark wacky approach.
Jon maintains a terrific website, Guys Read, which reflects his passion for getting boys hooked into books.
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It would be great if IASL members could share information about posts similar to Scieszka’s role and the UK’s Children’s Laureate, a post currently held by Michael Rosen.
