num_pages: 32
description: From School Library JournalKindergarten-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, LACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
language: English
title: Skippyjon Jones
titlecomplete: Skippyjon Jones
genres: Adventure, Banned Books, Fantasy, Kids, Picture Books, Childrens, Cats, Humor, Animals, Fiction
ratings_count: 34601
series: Skippyjon Jones
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: E.B. White Read Aloud Award
category: Single Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Pennsylvania Young Readers' Choice Award
category: Grades K-3
publisher: Scholastic