Judy Schachner - Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice

Start: October 3, 2009 - 11:00am

ATTENTION PARENTS AND KIDS!

Join us as we welcome New York Times bestselling author Judy Schachner as she reads from her much anticipated SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE - the latest in the lovable Skippyjon Jones series, on Saturday, October 3rd, 11:00 am

"A new craze is spreading...Judy Schachner's Skippyjon Jones books are all the rage"

-The New York Times Book Review

The New York Times bestselling Skippyjon Jones series returns with a crazy loco outer space adventure! The Siamese kitty who thinks he is a sword fighting Chihuahua is back and his overactive imagination is as rampant as ever in SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE. In the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling series that Kirkus calls, “ay caramba, mucho fun,” author/illustrator Judy Schachner leads Skippyjon Jones into his closet where he blasts off into space. A favorite of parents, booksellers, and even Michelle Obama, who read SKIPPYJON JONES aloud while on the campaign trail, Skippyjon Jones has quickly moved into the stratosphere of classic children’s book characters.

Full of Judy Schachner’s trademark witty wordplay, Spanish phrases and color-drenched, imaginative illustrations, SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE will tickle the funny bones and warm the hearts of amigos of all ages. A bonus CD of the author reading SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE with her signature zest and effervescence is included with the book. Rhymes and riddles and mucho fun await readers who are sure to fall in love with the kitty with gigantico ears and an even bigger imagination. !Vamanos!

ABOUT JUDY SCHACHNER:

Judy Schachner has received many letters from parents and teachers confessing their love for Skippyjon Jones. This New York Times bestselling series has received numerous awards and honors, including the inaugural E.B. White Read Aloud Award for 2004. In addition to being the Mamalita behind Skippyjon, Judy Schachner is the author and illustrator of The Grannyman, Yo, Vikings!, and Willy and May. Judy Schachner lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania with her family, a dog, and two Siamese cats. Visit her website at www.JudithByronSchachner.com or visit Skippy at www.SkippyjonJones.com.