Skippyjon Jones Party
If you have never heard of Skippyjon Jones, I beg you, please run to your nearest bookstore or library and pick up a copy. Skippyjon Jones is a rambunctious Siamese kitten who, with the help of his closet and his imagination becomes El Skippito, the great Mexican sword fighter and friend to the gang of Chihuahuas, Los Chimichangos… believe me, I could not make this up!
We recently celebrated this frisky feline at the library where I work with a night of fun for children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade. We listened to the story on CD read by the author, Judy Schachner. We learned how to do the Mexican Hat Dance and we used our imagination to color pictures of where Skippyjon Jones might visit next. We also took pictures of the kids wearing a Skippyjon mask and a cape in their best superhero pose!
The Skippyjon Jones website has some great printables and activities that can be done in a classroom, in a library, or even at home! Check it out!
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Anon
Skippy is awesome. We are enthralled with Skippy at my house.
literacious
Skippyjon Jones is probably one of my favorite characters in children’s literature, right now! He’s fun, imaginative, and so exciting to read!
Barbara
Skippyjon Jones musical will be in NYC this summer off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theater!! July 17-Aug 17 and all tickets are FREE. What better way to see the book brought to life.
go to http://www.twusa.org to find out how to get your tickets.
literacious
Thanks so much for the info Barb! I would love to get up to NYC to see the show this summer, but my schedule is so hectic with summer reading… maybe I’ll be able to find a day off.
Barbara
Anything you can do to get the word out would be great!!!