SkippyJon Jones - Hardcover

Schachner, Judy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525471340 ISBN 13: 9780525471349

Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2003

Synopsis

Here is the book that launched a thousand chimichangoes – the first in the best-selling series about the rambunctious Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese kitty boy with the overactive imagination. He would rather be El Skippito, the great sword fighter, who can do anything. Like saving a roving band of Mexican Chihuahuas from a humongous bumblebeeto that is tormenting them.

Join Skippyjon Jones on his first great adventure. He’s fearless, he’s fun, he gets the job done – yes, indeed-o.

About this title

About the Author:

Best known for her Skippyjon Jones series, Judy Schachner has illustrated many of her own stories including Sarabella’s Thinking Cap; Dewey Bob; The Grannyman and its companion book, Bits & Pieces. A #1 New York Times bestseller, Skippyjon Jones was also awarded the first E.B. White Read Aloud Award. Judy is known for her spirited readings of the series.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3-This is a wildly wonderful book about a hyperactive kitten, Skippyjon Jones, whose head and ears are too big for his body, and whose imagination is too intense for his mama. According to her, he needs to do some serious thinking about what it means to be a Siamese cat instead of a bird (Skippyjon always wakes up and eats worms with his feathered friends). She sends him to his room, where he imagines he is a Chihuahua ("My name is Skippito Friskito./I fear not a single bandito"). Chock-full of rhyming chants and Spanish expressions, the feline's adventure as a doggy Zorro ends in chaos. His frazzled mother gives him a hug anyway and says, "Say good night, Skippyjon Jones." "Buenas noches, mis amigos," says the kitten, as he bounces on his bed all ready for another adventure. The buoyant and colorful cartoon illustrations match the exuberant text perfectly. Spanish-speaking children will be especially delighted by the words and humor; others may be a little bewildered by all of the foreign phrases and will need some explanation, but the story definitely has the potential of a fun read-aloud. A good multicultural offering.
Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0525471340
• ISBN 13: 9780525471349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32