Happy Birthday, Jon Scieszka and Jack Prelutsky!

Did you know that September 8 is the birthday of two well-known children's authors: poet Jack Prelutsky, who was born in 1940, and author and books for boys literacy advocate Jon Scieszka, who was born in 1954. In 2006, the Poetry Foundation appointed Jack Prelutsky to a two-year term as the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate. In 2008, Jon Scieszka was appointed to a two-year term as the first National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in the United States. Celebrate their birthdays with the following resources:

Jack Prelutsky

The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders

Read A Rhyme, Write A Rhyme

Good Sports: rhymes about running, jumping, throwing and more

Jon Scieszka

An Interview with Children's Author Jon Scieszka

Spotlight on Author Jon Scieszka

(Cover art courtesy of Harper Children's Audio, HarperCollins)