Skippyjon Jones

As some of you may know I teach, young children to be exact.  If you are looking for a series that children love you need to take a look at Skippyjon Jones by Judy Schachner.

http://www.skippyjonjones.com/

It is all about a Siamese cat that has a wild imagination.  Every time he gets in trouble an adventure ensues when he enters his closet.  He transforms from a Siamese cat to a Chihuahua, because "his ears are to big for his head."

The children laugh uproariously at all the Spanish words used by the Los Chimichangos.  They are the group of spanish speaking dogs, Skippy is always saving.  He encounters a giant bumblebee, dinosaurs, mummies and even travels to mars.

Lost in Spice comes with a CD reading from the author.  My class always choose this book over all the other books on CD when it is there turn.

Skippy lets children use their imaginations.  My class choose Skippy as our favorite character for Read Across America Week.  Each child wrote their own Skippyjon Jones stories, some examples they came up with were Skippyjon Jones in Candyland, in the World Cup and many others.  This is a great way to get your child writing in an imaginative way.

Give this series a try and the children in your life will be hooked.