Skippyjon Jones

"Skippyjon Jones" is an award-winning children's picture book by Judith Byron Schachner, published in 2003 by Dutton Juvenile. It is the first book in a series of the same name.

The title character is a Siamese kitten with large ears that make him look like a Chihuahua. He has a group of imaginary Chihuahua friends, Los Chimichangos. He lives with his mother Junebug, his three sisters Jezebel, Jillyboo, and Ju Ju Bee, and Mrs. Tinkley, the family's owner.

In 2004, "Skippyjon Jones" won the first annual E.B. White Read Aloud Award, handed out by The Association of Booksellers for Children. [ [http://www.abfc.com/ebprevious.html Association of Booksellers for Children Programs History of E.B. White Read Aloud Award ] ] It has also won several local children's book awards, including the New Hampshire State Library's 2005 Ladybug Picture Book Award, [ [http://www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/ladybug.html Ladybug Award, Center for the Book, New Hampshire State Library ] ] the 2005 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, [ [http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/homepages/chinook/library/librawards.htm Book Awards ] ] and the 2006 Colorado Council International Reading Association (CCIRA) Colorado Children's Book Award for Picture Book [ [http://ccira.org/w/w?cmd=goccba CCIRA: Colorado Children's Book Award ] ] .

References

External links

* [http://www.judithbyronschachner.com Official Skippyjon Jones site]
* [http://www.abfc.com/ebwhite.html The E.B. White Read Aloud Awards]