Eric Van Raepenbusch's Blog Posts Tagged 'Judy' (2)

Oh my kids love Skippito Friskito, (clap-clap)

A cat that thinks he's a perrito (clap-clap)

They love his funny rhymes

which make for some good times

each time we pick up the books to read-o. (clap-clap)



Judy Schachner uses the rhyming pattern above numerous times in her beloved books about a siamese cat, "whose ears are too beeg for his head and his head ees too beeg for his body." After bouncing on his bed Skippyjon Jones peers into the mirror and sees… Continue

I had the book Born to Read on my lap as I waited for my children to finish brushing their teeth.  My daughter jumped onto the bed first, noticed the book, and declared, "Hey, I was born to read!" Judy Sierra along with illustratorMarc Brown tell the story of Sam who knew he was "born to read" from the moment he could read his name above his bed.  Sam's mother nurtured his love of books by reading picture book… Continue