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📖 Best for: K–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · Grades 3–5 (ages 8–11)
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Jon Scieszka turns fairy tales upside-down. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! (told by the wolf) and The Stinky Cheese Man, both illustrated by Lane Smith, are favourites for kids who love silly books. He was the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature.
New to Jon Scieszka? Start with The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!.
Jon Scieszka’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
Most public libraries lend ebooks and audiobooks free with a library card — ask at the desk or sign up online.
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Jon Scieszka turns fairy tales upside-down. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! (told by the wolf) and The Stinky Cheese Man, both illustrated by Lane Smith, are favourites for kids who love silly books.
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! is a great place to start; other favourites include The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Knights of the Kitchen Table.
Jon Scieszka’s books are best for k–2nd grade (ages 5–8) · grades 3–5 (ages 8–11).
Jon Scieszka’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Jon Scieszka ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.