As a librarian, I love Jon Scieszka, even though I can't pronounce his name. He is the leader of the wonderful Guys Read! movement, which not only encourages guys to read, but encourages teachers and librarians to let guys read what they want to read. He is the author of some great picture books and board books, such as The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and the Trucktown series.
One of his greatest offerings, though, is the Time Warp Trio series. This series seems to be too-often overlooked at Allerton Library and so I wanted to get the word out about it. It's a chapter book series that's a wonderful merging of Captain Underpants humor with Magic Tree House-type plots. Three kids from Brooklyn get a mysterious book that can transport them anywhere in time or space... while almost no time passes back at home. Like Jack and Annie in the Magic Tree House books, they encounter knights, pirates, cowboys, etc., and fend off gassy giants, cavemen with rotten taste, and much more to keep the laughs coming. Sure to be a hit with kids who have finished all the Captain Underpants/Magic Tree House and want more.
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