Audiobooks by Jon Scieszka

Your Question For Author Here: A Story from Guys Read: Funny Business

It's here: Volume One of the official Guys Read Library. Jon Scieszka's Guys Read initiative was founded on a simple premise: that young guys enjoy reading most when they have reading they can enjoy. And out of this comes a series that aims to give them just that. Ten books, arranged by theme, featuring the best of the best where writing for kids is concerned. Each book is a collection of original short stories, but these aren't your typical anthologies'each book is edgy, inventive, visual, and one-of-a-kind, featuring a different theme for guys to get excited about. Funny Business is based around the theme of'what else'humor, and if you're familiar with Jon and Guys Read, you already know what you're in store for: ten hilarious stories from some of the funniest writers around. Before you're through, you'll meet a teenage mummy; a kid desperate to take a dip in the world's largest pool of chocolate milk; a homicidal turkey; parents who hand over their son's room to a biker; the only kid in his middle school who hasn't turned into a vampire, wizard, or superhero; and more. And the contributor list includes bestselling author, award winners, and fresh new talent alike: Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo (writing with Jon Scieszka), Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo. Guys Read is all about turning young readers into lifelong ones'and with this book, and each subsequent installment in the series, we aim to leave no guy unturned.

Jon Scieszka, Kate DiCarmillo (Author), Jon Scieszka, Kate DiCarmillo, Kate Dicamillo (Narrator)

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Your Mother Was a Neanderthal #4

Thanks to The Book, Joe, Sam, and Fred are back in the Stone Age, where there aren't any math problems. But there's a tribe of hostile cavewomen, a hungry-looking saber-toothed tiger, a bone-rattling earthquake, and a woolly mammoth who wants to turn them into toe-jam. Worst of all, Joe, Sam, and Fred have discovered that writing hasn't been invented yet-so how can The Book get them back home?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Bryan Kennedy (Narrator)

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Who Done It?

When the world's most horrible editor turns up dead, investigator Jon Scieszka has his work cut out for him. The suspect list is long. Very long. Think eighty-three-famous-YA-authors long, including Libba Bray, David Levithan, John Green, Lemony Snicket, Lauren Myracle-you get the picture. They've all got alibis, collected in this very anthology. But the question is ... Who done it? A 2013 AudioFile Editors' Pick.

Jon Scieszka (Author), Rebecca Gibel (Narrator)

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Viking It and Liking It #12

Did you know that our word Thursday comes from the Viking god Thor . . . as in Thor's Day? Neither did the Time Warp Trio. Did you know that if you say 'Thursday' over and over again too close to a certain magic Book, you will get sucked back two thousand years to the time of the Vikings? Neither did the Time Warp Trio. Can our trusty heroes, Joe, Sam, and Fred, survive a wild ride with Leif Eriksson, match wits with his evil cousin, and get back home in one piece?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Bryan Kennedy (Narrator)

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Tut, Tut #6

The Time Warp Trio is back, and up to hieroglyphic high-jinks in the land of pyramids and Pharaohs! When Joe's sister Anna accidentally opens The Book, Joe, Sam, and Fred suddenly find themselves in ancient Egypt. Soon the Time Warpers are dodging crocodiles on the Nile, outwitting the evil high priest, and searching for an escape route from the mummy-making chamber. Can their new friend Thutmose III, the boy kind, help them?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Bryan Kennedy (Narrator)

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The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs

The classic story told from the wolf's point of view. Narrated by Paul Giamatti with a bluesy musical score by Chris Thomas King. A co-production of Weston Woods and Remir Productions. Directed by Konstantin Bronzit.

Jon Scieszka (Author), Paul Giamatti (Narrator)

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The Stinky Cheese Man: And Other Fairly Stupid Tales

It's been years since Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith introduced the world to the Cinderumpelstiltskin, Little Red Running Shorts, Chicken Licken, and the rest of the hilarious cast of characters in The Stinky Cheese Man. In this audio edition, listen to some really off-the-wall fairy tales, including: 'The Princess and the Bowling Ball'; 'The Really Ugly Duckling', and 'Jack's Bean Problem'. "Irrepressibly zany and fun." (Kirkus Reviews, pointer review) "Another masterpiece from the team that created The True Story of the Three Little Pigs." (The Horn Book, starred review) The Stinky Cheese Man has won almost too many awards to count. Some of them include: * A Caldecott Honor Book * An ABBY Honor Book * Publishers Weekly Top Selling Kids Books of All Time List * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Times Notable Book of the Year * School Library Journal Best Books of the Year * Booklist Editor's Choice

Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Author), Mike Ferreri (Narrator)

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The Not-So-Jolly Roger #2

It's the Time Warp Trio to the rescue! Only this time they are rescuing their own adventure-loving hides. Blackbeard, the meanest, ugliest pirate ever, has our accidental time travelers cornered. Can Fred, Sam, and Joe find The Book in time-or will they become shark munchies?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Bryan Kennedy (Narrator)

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The Knights of the Kitchen Table

How did Joe, Fred, and Sam end up in King Arthur's court? It all started with The Book, a present from Joe's magician uncle. One minute they were looking at pictures of knights in The Book-and the next minute they are knights, battling fire-breathing dragons and gross-smelling giants! Can the Time Warp Trio escape death and destruction-and make it back to the twentieth century in time for lunch?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Joshua Swanson (Narrator)

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The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy #3

Thanks to the magic of The Book, Joe, Sam, and Fred are back in the wild, wild West-and it's proving to be way too wild. They're almost stampeded by a herd of crazed cattle and nearly suffocated by foul cow-fumes! Then they meet a friendly Indian chief, but why do his warriors keep staring at their scalps? Uh-oh . . . Can the intrepid friends find The Book and escape in time?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Bryan Kennedy (Narrator)

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Summer Reading Is Killing Me! #7

Joe, Sam, and Fred just want a relaxing summer. But when Fred accidentally places their summer reading list inside The Book, the guys find themselves trapped in Hoboken while villains from children's classics run amok! The intrepic trio must find The Book before the Headless Horesman, Long John Silver, and a dastardly Mr. (Teddy) Bear do away with the heroes of their stories. Will the gang be in time to keep Alice in Wonderland from becoming (horrors!) Frankenstein in Wonderland?

Jon Scieszka (Author), Joshua Swanson (Narrator)

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Squids Will Be Squids

Sure we'd all love to be able to go around telling stories about all the weird, scary, and just-plain-annoying people that we know. But the truth is, no one likes a gossip. Here, the irrepressible Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have found a way around that problem-they just make like Aesop and change all the people to animals or food, add a moral to each story, and call the stories fables! With tales like "Little Walrus," in which too much of the truth is a dangerous thing, the cautionary "Slug's Big Moment," wherein Slug is so caught up in herself that she doesn't see the steamroller behind her, and "Straw and Matches," which illustrates quite clearly why you should never play with matches (because they cheat), the eighteen fables in this uproarious collection are sure to delight readers both young and old.

Jon Scieszka (Author), Mike Ferreri (Narrator)

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