We are currently in love with a new book. Having not had access to fresh libraries, we have been feasting and gorging on mountains of books. New books & old favorites (since we don't have our own stash of books) and one of the first books we looked up was recommended by my good friend, Sara. It's so good, in fact, we have bought it and added it to our collection. Do you like our huge version? They had a big book clearance and this was cheaper than the "regular size". It's great for reading aloud to all of the kids. And the huge size means everyone can see, which can be a frequent problem. Skippyjon Jones is unforgettable. Skippyjon is a little Siamese cat that wants to be a Chihuahua. Wonderful adventures ensue, I won't spoil the surprise of the story. That's the best part of reading a new book. I will say that you need a good Mexican accent to read the book, even if you're not the kind of person to "make voices". Apparently I do it even when I'm not reading books. But that's not the focus here. Go eat some frijoles and you'll be in the mood! (do I sound like a Reading Rainbow episode yet?)
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It is so funny that you have this particular book a 4th grade teacher at my school just randomly bought it one day because it was on sale and all the 4th grade classes borrowed it and about passed out from laughing. It is so funny. I love libraries and have often wished that I got my degree in Library science so I could be a librarian. I also loved Reading Rainbow! In third grade we got to watch an episode every week in class such good memories!
We LOVE SkippyJon Jones too!
We have a number of those books and even my big kids like them.
I got a little set of these books for Honor for Christmas last year simply because the main character was a Siamese like our Ramses... we loved every book!!
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