Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories of Growing Up ScieszkaHow did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and a

How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes told at family dinner, and the result is Knucklehead. Part memoir, part scrapbook, this hilarious trip down memory lane provides a unique glimpse into the formation of a creative mind and a free spirit.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/02/2008
ISBN: 9780670011384
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.80w x 0.50d
Award: Great Lakes Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/2008 pg. 92
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2008 pg. 957
School Library Journal 10/01/2008 pg. 174
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2008 pg. 725
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 124997 / Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Almost True Stories of Growing Up Scieszka
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 2