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Meeting Lane Smith

Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith weren’t having much luck until they met.

One of six brothers

Discover how Jon Scieszka’s childhood prepared him for telling jokes and wrestling in the faculty lounge.

NRM Kids Ask: Jerry Pinkney

Jerry Pinkney is an award-winning artist who began his creative journey in the field of illustration in 1960. 

Time capsule

The books Jeff Kinney read as a child—his father’s comic book collection, Judy Blume, and Beverly Cleary—are still on the shelves in his parents’ home.

Always an artist

At the age of four, Tomie dePaola knew what he wanted to be when he grew up.

Reading motivation

Jon Scieszka shares a technique he used to motivate his class to read.

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