So, on January 4, we thought it would be great for the Kidlitosphere to thank Jon Scieszka for his work over the past two years as the first Ambassador by hosting a virtual party for him. If lots of us in the Kidlitosphere put up a post celebrating some aspect of Scieszka's work, it would make for a nice tribute to him from the bloggers.
The "Thank You Jon Scieszka" post can be a review of one of his books, your reflections on his work as ambassador, a personal story around one of his books or author visits, something connected to Guys Read...anything Jon Scieszka.
We'll do a round up here at A Year of Reading so if you decide to join us in this celebration, send us a link to your post in the comments here.
I'm in--great idea!
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrific idea! I'm in too! I have a whole week to write something deep and philosophical :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome. I heard Jon speak twice at the National Book Festival, and I'll confess, I have no idea how anyone could fill his shoes.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for organizing this, and as luck would have it, I already have a post up, ready to go!
Here's the link to "There Should Be Laughter."
This is a great idea. I've just drafted a post to go up next Monday at Booklights. I'll drop by with the link once it's posted.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I've got my post ready to go live on the 4th - will send you the link when it goes live.
ReplyDeleteAnd truly, I'm so curious who will replace him. I know I wouldn't want that pressure!
Will do... I will do a bit of thinking too...
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I definitely think Jon Scieszka deserves a party :) I'll post my link here on the 4th.
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea! I'm in!
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ReplyDeleteI'm in. What a great idea.
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I'm in too. Anything for the man who rhymes with fresca.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to hearing the announcement of the new ambassador, but am with Sara-How can anyone fill his shoes?
ReplyDeleteHere's my Jon Scieszka link-http://bestbookihavenotread.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=3103
-Thank You Jon Scieszka! Ambassador Extraordinaire!
Thanks for honoring him and for all you both do to promote the love of books as well!
I love this idea. I'm in! I love telling people "Scieszka - it rhymes with Fresca."
ReplyDeleteI posted at http://marybk.blogspot.com. Jon is a wonderful speaker and representative; replacing him will be very hard.
ReplyDeleteCan I get in on the partying? I had actually written a tribute and some reviews that I was going to post on 1/8, but I will switch that to 1/4 to get in on the love. Also, FYI, Scieszka is involved in a literacy/writing program called 826NYC (and National) I was going to run a piece on this organization and his involvement the same week, as well as his "Four Guys" tour last year.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for organizing this- Tanya @ books4yourkids.com
Great idea! I am so in! My post will be ready by Monday as well.
ReplyDeleteHere's mine. I'll keep expanding it as I think of things.
ReplyDeleteJanuary 4th is a Monday, and since I do Nonfiction Monday then I thought starting early with Jon's post wouldn't hurt.
http://wendieold.blogspot.com/2010/01/thank-you-jon-scieszka.html
-wendie Old
A great party, for a great man! I say, "Have a Fresca! Let's toast Scieszka!" Thank you for the great idea!
ReplyDeleteHere's my tribute:
http://greatkidbooks.blogspot.com/2010/01/have-fresca-lets-toast-jon-scieszka.html
Here is my own!
ReplyDeleteMy kids are Scieszka fans! More here in my post:
ReplyDeleteCelebrating Jon Scieszka: The Stinky Cheese Man / Smash! Crash!
My tribute is live at
ReplyDeletehttp://dulemba.com/2010/01/thank-you-jon-scieszka.html
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We are lucky to have this guy! Here's my toast to the outgoing ambassador:
ReplyDeletehttp://tinytipsforlibraryfun.blogspot.com/2009/12/propsz-to-scieszka.html
Sorry this is so late in the day! I just found your great idea today and just posted my thank you here- http://thepaperwait.blogspot.com/2010/01/thank-you-jon-scieszka.html
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