About the Exquisite Corpse Adventure
Our "Exquisite Corpse Adventure" works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode, which is "pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading!" He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end.
Every two weeks, there is a new episode and a new illustration. In addition to the audio version available here, you can read the story and see the illustrations on read.gov. The Exquisite Corpse Adventure is a project of the Center for the Book and the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance.
The Exquisite Corpse Adventure Podcasts
Title: Episode 22 – “Meanwhile, Near a Meadow”
Description: Contributed by Lemony Snicket, illustration by James Ransome
Date: September 8, 2010
Running Time: 10:50 minutes
Title: Episode 21 – “Anything At All”
Description: Contributed by Linda Sue Park, illustration by Chris Van Dusen
Date: September 8, 2010
Running Time: 12:53 minutes
Title: Episode 20 – “An Angel Descends”
Description: Contributed by Steven Kellogg, illustration by Timothy Basil Ering
Date: September 8, 2010
Running Time: 15:47 minutes
Title: Episode 19 – “Legs on the Run”
Description: Contributed by Shannon Hale, illustration by Calef Brown
Date: September 8, 2010
Running Time: 19:18 minutes
Title: Episode 18 – “The Regional Conference”
Description: Contributed by Gregory Maguire, illustration by James Ransome
Date: August 6, 2010
Running Time: 22:12 minutes
Title: Episode 17 – “SPEAK, MEMORY”
Description: Contributed by Susan Cooper, illustration by Chris Van Dusen
Date: August 6, 2010
Running Time: 17:25 minutes
Title: Episode 16 – “If I Only Had a Leg”
Description: Contributed by Kate DiCamillo, illustration by Timothy Basil Ering
Date: July 29, 2010
Running Time: 12:09 minutes
Title: Episode 15 – “The Gingerbread House”
Description: Contributed by Katherine Paterson, illustration by Calef Brown
Date: July 29, 2010
Running Time: 9:52 minutes
Title: Episode 14 – “Skills”
Description: Contributed by Linda Sue Park, illustration by James Ransome
Date: July 22, 2010
Running Time: 14:57 minutes
Title: Episode 13 – “Lucky Episode 13: Out of the
Cradle, Into the Fire”
Description: Contributed by M. T. Anderson, illustration by Chris Van Dusen
Date: July 22, 2010
Running Time: 18:21 minutes
Title: Episode 12 – “The Shadowy Abyss of Our Own
Fates”
Description: Contributed by Lemony Snicket, illustration by Timothy Basil Ering
Date: July 15, 2010
Running Time: 7:22 minutes
Title: Episode 11 – “A Second Arm”
Description: Contributed by Steven Kellogg, illustration by Steven Kellogg
Date: July 15, 2010
Running Time: 11:50 minutes
Title: Episode 10 – “WOLF AT THE DOOR”
Description: Contributed by Megan McDonald, illustration by James Ransome
Date: July 7, 2010
Running Time: 7:53 minutes
Title: Episode 9 – “In Arm’s Way”
Description: Contributed by Nikki Grimes, illustration by Chris Van Dusen
Date: July 7, 2010
Running Time: 11:23 minutes
Title: Episode 8 – “A Possible Solution”
Description: Contributed by Natalie Babbitt, illustration by Timothy Basil Ering
Date: June 24, 2010
Running Time: 6:31 minutes
Title: Episode 7 – “The Beast Pit”
Description: Contributed by Shannon Hale, illustration by Calef Brown
Date: June 24, 2010
Running Time: 12:24 minutes
Title: Episode 6 – “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!”
Description: Contributed by Patricia C. and Fredrick L. McKissack, illustration by James Ransome
Date: June 17, 2010
Running Time: 9:53 minutes
Title: Episode 5 – “The Exquisite Corpse”
Description: Contributed by Gregory Maguire, illustration by Chris Van Dusen
Date: June 17, 2010
Running Time: 8:10 minutes
Title: Episode 4 – “DIG THAT PIG”
Description: Contributed by Susan Cooper, illustration by Timothy Basil Ering
Date: June 3, 2010
Running Time: 5:35 minutes
Title: Episode 3 – “The Found Clue”
Description: Contributed by Kate_DiCamillo, illustration by Calef Brown
Date: June 3, 2010
Running Time: 6:12 minutes
Title: Episode 2 – “The Lost Clue”
Description: Contributed by Katherine Paterson, illustration by James Ransome
Date: May 18, 2010
Running Time: 5:00 minutes
Title: Episode 1 – “ . . . Just Start Reading”
Description: Contributed by Jon Scieszka, illustration by Chris Van Dusen
Date: May 18, 2010
Running Time: 4:54 minutes
