A visit with Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith:

After The True Story of the Three Little Pigs hit number one, Scieszka says “we challenged ourselves not to do another True Story book, but to ratchet it up.” Turning fairy tales upside down, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales includes Little Red Running Shorts and The Princess and the Bowling Ball. Stinky Cheese Man also pokes fun at bookmaking with an upside down dedication page, a title page that screams TITLE PAGE, and end papers that are not at the end of the book. Smith’s wife, Molly Leach, is now a book designer and works closely with her husband and Scieszka meshing text, type style, art, and design for the now-trademark Scieszka/Smith “look.” [Read the rest of my profile with Jon and Lane.]

Picture Book Month Theme:  Fractured Tales