[LM_NET] Skippyjon Jones aka Skippito Friskito

[Sheila Arthur <sarthur@CAMDEN.K12.GA.US>]

Skippyjon Jones has become an icon at our school.  I have read it to classes from 
kindergarten through third grade, and they all love it.  As a matter of fact, when 
they see me coming down the hall, they begin to sing, "Oh, my name is Skippito 
Friskito; I fear not a single bandito..."  They love the sounds of the Spanish 
words and love learning the meanings of those words.  I personally love Skippyjon 
because I have two Siamese cats at home, and I now have a better understanding for 
what is going on in their silly little minds, but also, the stories are really lots 
of fun.  My students are begging me to finish reading these books to the other 
classes so they can begin to check them out.  As a matter of fact, I have the third 
book on pre-order, but it doesn't come out until the middle of this month.  We can 
hardly wait! 
 
I was a bit concerned about the comments on Amazon about the Hispanic complaints, 
but I showed the book to a Hispanic mother at my school, and she immediately fell 
in love with it, too.
 
Sheila Arthur
Media Specialist
Mamie Lou Gross Elementary
Woodbine, GA  31569

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