Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka

Jon Scieszka grew up in a  family of boys in Flint, Michigan in the late 1950s. He was the second boy, and thus got a lot of hand-me-downs (and got ot hand down a lot of things.) He went to Catholic school, and then later a military school. He got into trouble in various ways, doing a lot of "boy things". He also fell victim to various aspects of culture of the day. In one case, he ordered a large army set. He eagerly awaited the arrival, only to find they were super tiny. The content and delivery make for an entertaining look into boomer childood.

Snow Trucking! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)

Snow Trucking!: Ready-to-Read Level 1 (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown) by Jon Scieszka (Author), David Gordon (Illustrator), Loren Long (Illustrator)

It has snowed for a few days. The trucks are excited for a snow day. They play in the snow, doing all there special truck things. After all that play, the streets are all cleared.