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makothebookdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
jeanmachine's review
5.0
These books are so fun to read aloud! My daughter and son both love them. We also got the versions that came with audio CDs and the author reads the book. The audio version is awesome!
zelma's review
1.0
I must be one the few, but I hate these books. The Spanish used throughout is often incorrect or characters just add an -o to the ends of words. It strikes me as ignorant and patronizing. The plot made no sense and the layout of the text made reading difficult. I wasn't sure where to start reading on certain pages. It does rhyme and I can see why people might like reading them aloud, but that doesn't make it good book.
sheregiauque's review
1.0
Why am I reviewing a children's book? Because I'm pretty sure this is the stupidest book I've ever read. It made absolutely no sense. Some of the words rhymed and some did not. Some of the pages had random Spanish words or Spanish-ish words and some did not. What are children supposed to get from this book? How am I this irritated over a children's book?
Example: "You seely leetle beast! To the Under World where mummitos rest in peas."
Seriously.
My two-year-old is now possibly traumatized for life.
Example: "You seely leetle beast! To the Under World where mummitos rest in peas."
Seriously.
My two-year-old is now possibly traumatized for life.
missred's review against another edition
5.0
One really has to be INTO the mind and persona of Skippyjon Jones, the Siamese kitten who thinks he's a spanish speaking Chihuahua. My mother's love of poetry and unusual characters enables her to have fun with this tongue-twisting series. And believe me, she has a quick tongue. She and my little nephews particularly like this book as Egypt is one of those topics that both kids and adults find fascinating. It's not meant to be historically accurate particularly, but fun to read or listen to someone else read. These books have been especially good for my eldest nephew who is Aspie and does not often veiled much less outright humor. Is a child going to read them by themselves and hit the rhymes perfectly in a language with which they're not familiar? No. That takes adult interaction. :) Have FUN with them and Skippyjon Jones! Everyone's had a child who disobeys, marches to the beat of their own drum, and in need of loving at the end of a hard playing day.
kaitlynreadsbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I think a lot of the word play was lost on my students, but because we have so many Spanish speakers, it was fun to give them a chance to translate some words for their peers. It was hard to read out loud sometimes, but it was still pretty fun.
tatidengo's review against another edition
3.0
Liked that this time around Skippy's sisters are directly influencing the story rather than remaining as background characters.
(Don't understand why the publishers picked this for the cover...)
(Don't understand why the publishers picked this for the cover...)
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