Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy

Skippyjon Jones

by Judy Schachner

Everyone’s favorite kitty boy is ready to color—Skippy style! Skippy’s sky will be pink. His sun will be blue. As Skippyjon learns his colors and plays with crayons, he invites the very youngest fans to join in the fun. Who knows what color our mischievous Mr. Fuzzypants will be!

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals, Art, Fiction, Kids, Humor

12 pages, Board Book

First published February 15, 2007

About the author

Judith Byron "Judy" Schachner is an American children's writer and illustrator. Her works include the Skippyjon Jones series. Schachner lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bob, and a dog and her two Siamese cats.

Reviews

[Diana]

In a world where a kindergärtner's art work is criticized and corrected for not being the right color or shape, this imaginative book is a delightful change from the stifling realism that teachers push.

[Nora Ramirez]

I did like this book because children could learn the different colors. Also they can learn that using crayons, they can get very creative. The book has great colored pictures that children would love to see. In each page, it says the word of each color and colored at the same time.

Children would react to this book with curiosity when they first see the picture. While reading this book, I would read and point towards the pictures. I would stop and ask questions to children.

[Melissa Swistek]

This should be included in every early art curriculum. A refreshing break from the harsh way we often introduce art to our youngest. Skippy colors his sky pink and his sun blue. This is art as it should be for children - free and purely joyful creation. Why do we insist on green grass and white clouds?

Young children do not create art so as to make a perfect copy of what they see, but rather to playfully explore and grow their imagination - just like Skippy.

[Kyle Wildman]

The book is about a kitten who learns his colors through crayons. I really liked the illustrations and the fun, kid friendly story that went along with it. I don't like the Skippyjon Jones is a Mexican cat and the book is in english, it would be more appropriate if it was bilingual. I would recommend this book to someone learning english or a young child trying to learn their colors.

[Kate M. Colby]

Jack borrowed this book from the Ashland public library. He loves cats, so he laughed at every page of this book. I think he will like it even more when he is older, and he realizes that the cat is choosing crazy colors for each thing it draws.

[Andrés]

While the cat scares me a little bit, I like the natural crayon drawings, using inventive colors for common objects. If I had to choose one book of this genre, though, I'd choose Crayons' Book of Colors.

[Ginger Black]

Gotta love this crazy cat!

[Karla]

cute
kids love the series

recommended

[Stephen Snyder]

A nice book to teach children their colors.

Thank you for the loan Oil City Library.

[The Badger]

My students adore these books, and I have so much fun reading them to the class! I used to schedule "Skippy-dates" with students who were having a rough time (I'm the counselor) and we'd go somewhere private to read, but as time went on my quiet kids started asking if they could bring friends. Of course! Except then we'd end up with so many kids that I'd just set up "classroom dates" instead!

P.S. I thought Skippy was a chihuahua in cat "drag" for several books. It didn't "click" that he was really a cat until the students in my actual Cat Club (I bring my special needs foster cats to work) explained that he really WAS a cat!

[Katt Hansen]

It is hard not to love Skippyjon Jones. The ubiquitous color book is still a lot of fun when you put that crazy cat into the mix. Overall, these are fun books to introduce the character to your little one. Then as they child gets older, do read the longer stories - as they are SO much fun to read out loud.

[Sung Baick]

This Skippyjon Jones book can be used to talk about color and color creativity. Skippyjon Jones doesn't use the "correct" color for many of the things in the book, but that's okay! Kids can be creative with their colors. Good for pre-k-1.

[Brandi]

This is such a cute book for tutors to use when teaching really young kids to read. I met a little girl at the library who just loved Skippyjon Jones, and she told me all about how she reads him over and over again.

[Summer]

Found this book on sale at Copperfield's. I love Skippyjon Jones!! This is a cardboard book. It is great for the art therapist. It lets Skippyjon color his own world the way he wants too! Very fun! :)

[Andrea Campbell]

A short/silly book about Skippyjon Jones who colors everyday objects and things other than they are generally perceived. For example in the book, Skippyjon Jones colors the sky pink. This would be a great book to use for a lesson on artistic expression.

[Stacy]

This is a cute board book for little kids to introduce them to colors as well as our favorite Kitty Boy!

[Rebecca]

I like that skippyjon colors outside of the norm, sometimes the sky IS pink afterall.

[Lisa]

One of the cutest kids books ever written/drawn!

[Suzanne]

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[Tyler]

This is the best book

[Matthew Mealer]

Skippyjon Jones colors different things throughout the book. Great book for students who are interested in other Skippyjon Jones books that are in the lower grades, when teaching about colors.

[Theresa]

Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy
Schachner, Judy
list of colors to get very young children on the path to learning context and text clues

[Ubalstecha]

Wonderful and whimsical story of a cat who colours. His unusual choice of colours encourages creativity and imagination and is sure to get giggles from older children.

[Dialma]

Great early reader. It was fun to see my 6 year old twin girls reading it to their 7 month old sister.

[Riker Mcfeely]

Really cute and colorful illustrations but the writing isn't very interesting.

[Cookie]

First book of the summer reading challenge, first book where eldest reads to youngest. :)

[The Literacy Advocate]

Books-for-Babies: used 9/13/16

[Aneesa]

Colorful.

[Kelly]

Would make a cute, silly flannel board.

[J.]

J read once in April. And again 7/25/19