Module 6: Skippyjon Jones

Book Summary: Skippyjon Jones does not want to be an ordinary Siamese kitten, he wants to be a chihuahua bandito. So Skippyjon becomes El Skippito to fight a bean stealing Bumble-beeto.

APA Reference of Book:Schachner, J. B. (2003). Skippyjon Jones. New York: Dutton Children's Books/Penguin Young Readers Group

Impressions: I adore this book. Firstly,  Skippyjon could not be a cuter character with those great big ears and tiny body. Secondly, it's a really cute tale about using your imagination and playing pretend. The way that the little songs are written really makes you want to sign them out loud as you read. Such a fun book with tons of energy.
 
Professional Review:

Skippyjon is a young, irrepressible Siamese cat with a vivid imagination. His mother sends him to his room to contemplate what being a cat means, but instead he dons the Zorro-like outfit of his alter-ego, Skippito Friskito, and enters his closet for an adventure. The fiesta-colored pictures add zip, but the humor is heavy-handed and the story tedious.

[Review of the book Skippyjon Jones]. (2004). Horn Book. Available from http://www.hbook.com/
 

Library Uses: This is such a great book to read aloud during a storytime because of the little songs that Skippyjon sings and how he uses an accent for his bandito persona.