Plot Summary:
Skippyjon Jones is back again. This time he wants to go to school against his mother’s wishes. He then imagines himself at school with his dog friends. The problem is, there is a “wooly bully” dog in a spinning tea cup circling the school. Skippyjon enjoyes himself immensely and breaks the “wooly bully’s” tea cup, only to find out that the dog inside is very tiny and hungry. Of course, Skippyjon feeds the little dog and continues to play until his mother comes to get him. In the end, the reader finds out that it was all make believe and he has broken a tea cup and eaten a sibling’s banana. Personal Reaction:
This book was very cute and humorous. The text was very busy and there were many literary elements to it. The author did an excellent job at alliteration and rhyme. There were many Spanish and even a few French words in the book as well. I felt like all that was going on might cause a breakdown in comprehension, I even had to slow down and reread parts of it. If the text was busy and confusing, it was well matched by the illustrations. There were parts where the pictures helped with comprehension, such as helping the reader know that a platano is a banana. The illustrator did use the busyness to create a feeling of fast-paced movement typical of a Chihuahua. I do believe that there are different levels of humor and interest for different ages and skill levels as far as this book is concerned.
Schachner, J. B. (2011). Skippyjon Jones class action. New York: Dutton Children's Books.
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