Skippyjon Jones Shape Up

Skippyjon Jones

by Judy Schachner

Skippyjon has an overactive imagination. And he is pretty active himself. Here he shapes up with he runs in a circle, tap-dances on a square, orbits an oval. And then the great sword fighter shows his muscles.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Mathematics, Animals, Kids, Cats, Fiction

14 pages, Board Book

First published January 24, 2008

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

[Thomas Sheridan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skippyjon is an active kitty boy. Roger really loves the big shapes and white backgrounds but he likes it more when he’s just woken up than when we are getting ready for bed. He’d probably give it 5 stars in the morning and 3 at night so we will settle for 4.

[Melissa Swistek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skippyjon Jones is magnetic.

[Kendi Freelain]

“SkippyJon Jones: Shape Up”, written by Judy Snachner is an educational story that teaches children their shapes in a fun and enjoyable way. This book shows a cool cat by the name of SkippyJon Jones who shows readers how he uses shapes to stay in shape. For instance, he runs in a circle, teeters on a triangle, and orbits an oval. I would have loved to have had this story in my classroom as a young child. It is an excellent way to begin to introduce shapes to littles!

[Ellie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Star rating: 3
Copyright date: 2008
Theme: Doing all things around shapes.

My favorite part of the book was when Skippyjon Jones balances a diamond on his nose. I would use this book in my classroom if I was teaching kindergarten. This would help the students learn more difficult shapes like octagons and crescents.

[Andrés · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm still a little frightened by Skippyjon Jones the cat, but I do appreciate the simplicity and softness of the illustrations, in this case unscored by a style shift and big reveal on the last page. This shapes book includes some unconventional shapes and unusual words, so it's a good way to mix things up!

[Becky B · Rating 3 out of 5]

Watch Skippyjon Jones get his exercise in by interacting with various shapes.

This was lightly humorous and a creative way to introduce shapes. I can honestly say I’ve never seen a character introduce shapes by exercising with them before. I didn’t get the last page, but maybe that’s because I haven’t read many Skippyjon Jones books.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

Skippyjon Jones is ready to shape up. i like this book becase its about all shapes. its a good and fun way to make your children learn the shapes and the names of the shapes. the book has 7 pages front and back, and the book is a little more advance. the book would be good for 5 year olds and up.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not much to it. Cute though.

[Dave Lester · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was not familiar with the character Skippyjon Jones until reading this book with my son. Skippyjon helps us learn about shapes. Educational and fairly fun.

[Audrey Hobbs · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like when dad acts out some of Skippyjon's exercises. He rocks me in our reading chair, and pretends to run at those parts.

[Hendrix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read by mommy, I liked learning my shapes! And Skippy Jon Jones was so cute!

[Bennett’s Library · Rating 4 out of 5]

Checked out this book for the reveal on the last page. I gave it to my husband to read and can confirm it got a laugh from everyone 🤣

Hilarious! Some unique shapes featured as well

[J-Lynn Van Pelt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a short board book featuring the beloved Skippyjon Jones. He plays with various items in different shapes like a heart balloon, a circle, and an octagon. The shapes are good things for young readers to learn, but the vocabulary used to describe the shapes is too high for the intended audience. For instance, words like orbit, teeter, and crescent would require much explanation. Even words like tug and pump might not be part of a young reader's common knowledge.

The illustrations are sparse, but fun and include Skippyjon Jones looking in the mirror to see a chihuahua like he does in his regular picture books.

[Nivi Krishnakumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a great book to teach young students about different types of shapes. Teachers can definitely use this book at a beginning of a lesson on shapes. This book is both engaging and also simple enough for kids to read on their own and visually see the different shapes in a book. This will also be a great book that teachers can base their lessons on. Teachers can build on this lesson on shapes by asking their students to go around the school or their house and write down the different shapes they see.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was cute. I liked the antics of Skippyjon as he posed throughout the board book. Even though this book was really simplistic in nature, the funny little pictures of Skippyjon as he incorporated shapes with keeping IN shape accurately portrayed Skippyjon’s hilarious personality and made the book enjoyable.

*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2011...

[Shelby Everitt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a cute book about a cat who workouts out while teaching children about shapes. I like how weaves together staying healthy with teaching about shapes. It was also cute how a lot of the pages included alliterations. I would definitely use this book to teach young grades like preschool and kindergarten. It is a great way to learn about shapes and students can visualize them while hearing the story.

[Francie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun introduction of Skippyjon to our youngest. Thanks for another fun book, Amy! Not a storybook -- a concept book for the youngsters who are enjoying learning things like shapes & that there are many fun ways to exercise!!!

[Sarah Stumphf · Rating 4 out of 5]

The funniest thing about this book si the back cover.It says "Skippyjon is an active kitty boy." Uh, the last page of the book has him looking in a mirror, and the face looking back is a photo of a chiguagua! Lol Someone didn't read the book! My 14 month old really liked it though.

[Holly Letson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Learn shapes through the exercises of Skippyjon Jones.
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[Sandra Stiles · Rating 5 out of 5]

Skippyjon takes the child age 0-4 and teaches them shapes in a fun way. Skippyjon stays in shape by running in a circle or dancing on a square. This is a fun and simple way to discuss and teach basic shapes. I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.

[Kiyoko · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun story about shapes for young children

[Danielle Strickland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved reading this book. My first graders gave it to me for my son and its such a cute way for children to learn shapes and where they would see them in their everyday life.

[Mbrooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh how I love Skippyjon Jones. I really hope Fiona does too!

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Skippyjon Jones Shape Up
Schachner, Judy
listing of shapes with our favorite kitten.

[Donna Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter enjoyed the little cat. He teaches basic learning skills.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Now that we have Skippyjon Jones sitting on our counter here in the children's room, I knew that Skippyjon board books would be popular!

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun shape book for little ones. I am a bit confused that at the end of the book, the little Siamese cat appears to be a chihuahua when he looks in the mirror...

[Nicole (book.quill)]

Strange ending, clever word play and cutesy illustrations: perfect for teaching the little ones about shapes

[John Tricksey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book would be great to read with the students in my class when I am presenting a lesson on shapes.

[Lauren White · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good for grades prek-1