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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
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Judith Constantinides, formerly at East Baton Rouge Parish Main Library, LA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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My name is Skippito Friskito.
I fear not a single bandito.
My manners are mellow,
I'm sweet like the Jell-O,
I get the job done, yes indeed-o.
Skippyjon Jones is no ordinary kitten. Oh, no. . . .He's actually El Skippito, a great sword-fighter ready to battle banditos the world over! With a little imagination and a whole lot of fun, this frisky cat dons a mask and cape and takes on a bad bumble-beeto to save the day. And along the way, he'll be sure to steal young reader's hearts, yes indeed-o!
I fear not a single bandito.
My manners are mellow,
I'm sweet like the Jell-O,
I get the job done, yes indeed-o.
Skippyjon Jones is no ordinary kitten. Oh, no. . . .He's actually El Skippito, a great sword-fighter ready to battle banditos the world over! With a little imagination and a whole lot of fun, this frisky cat dons a mask and cape and takes on a bad bumble-beeto to save the day. And along the way, he'll be sure to steal young reader's hearts, yes indeed-o!
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Skippyjon Jones,
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Happy with this book. Came in a timely manner and is definitely a classic. Thanks so much! Will continue to use amazon.
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Very fun book to read and sing,
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This book is so fun we have tonnes of books but this book has stayed in the favorites pile for almost 2 years. My son loves it I have fun reading it, it is a fun and wonderful book that I highly reccomend. A note of caution on other Skippyjon books. I think this book was so popular that they started cranking out the skippyjon series and each one is worse quality than the one before.
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A character for yourself - oh, and the small people in your life,
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This is the first title in the Skippyjon Jones series, and it is brilliant. (This title, and the series)Mr Fuzzypants El Skippito Friskito is muy muy much loved in this household of two grown-ups and five cats. We have laughed so much reading these stories aloud, I think they should be in the "Get-in-touch-with-your-inner-kid" genre. They'll be an enduring favourite. The Skippyjon story books are great in all respects. The title character is an energetic, inventive kid with a vivid imagination, and he has reclassified his difference with his family-of-origin as a desirable trait. Which is not to say that he doesn't have a regular, loving homelife with his mother and sisters - his mother is affectionate and patient as she provides her exploring young family with direction and safety. But Skippyjon sees himself transformed, finds companions, and creates adventures in an out-of-cat-character way. The art is colourful and engaging, and it conveys the character's slightly chaotic reality perfectly. The narrative is witty with touches of silly and encourages audience participation. The text is in English scattered with Spanish, so it begins to encourage learning another language for young native-English speakers. Really I bought it (and another three Skippyjon adventures so far) for my three year-old neice in New Zealand - really, I did! (Well, ok, and for her mama, who loves to laugh with her daughter)
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