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Language English Publisher Dutton Children's Books | 4.5/5 Barnes & Noble Publication date 2001 Originally published 2001 Genre Children's literature Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Followed by Skippyjon Jones in the Dog-House Characters Skippyjon Jones, Jillyboo, Ju Ju Bee, Junebug, Jezebel Similar Judith Schachner books, Skippyjon Jones series books, Children's literature | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skippyjon Jones is a children's picture book by Judith Byron Schachner, published in 2001 by Dutton Juvenile. It is the first book in a series of the same name.
The title character is a Siamese cat 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, Daddy SpencerBug Jones 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. It has also won several local children's book awards, including the New Hampshire State Library's 2005 Ladybug Picture Book Award, the 2005 Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award, and the 2006 Colorado Council International Reading Association (CCIRA) Colorado Children's Book Award for Picture Book. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named the book one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."