News at Eleven: Mr. [Jon] Scieszka, 53, who has written

more than 25 books in the last two decades, is to be named to this new position by James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress. Mr. Billington said that unlike the role of the poet laureate, which does not come with specific responsibilities, this one calls for Mr. Scieszka (pronounced SHEH-ska) to be a spokesman who will travel and speak to groups of children, parents and teachers "to evangelize the need for reading."

from The New York Times: Stinky Cheese! Ambassador for Children’s Literature

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