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Happy Birthday, Jon Scieszka and Jack Prelutsky!

By , About.com GuideSeptember 8, 2010

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The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders cover art 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)

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    September 8, 2009 at 6:11 pm
    (1) Marinela :

    Happy Birthday,Jon Scieszka and Jack Prelutsky!

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