Customer Reviews

Skippyjon Jones: Up and Down

5 star:		(13)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

"Up & Down" and "Colors" are not the typical Skippyjon books. They're for babies and toddlers .... I'd say no older than 2. Each page has 2 or 3 words on it, no real story. Sure, you could say that a 4 or 5 yr. old might use it to learn to read, but I've found that a child learning to read still prefers some kind of story. I bought the 2 books despite them being listed as board books. I didn't think much of it, because our original SJ book was softcover, and the 2nd was hard cover. The editors recommended ages for Up & Down and Colors was still for older children. I was very disappointed when they arrived. Thank goodness I also ordered the Mummy book too, so all was not lost. I wouldn't say this book was bad (sorry about the 1 star rating) but it's not what I expected from the Skippyjon series.

My grandson (5) loves books and Skippy Jon Jones is one of his favorites. He really likes all the SJJ books.

Board books like this are a wonderful introduction to the character Skippy Jon Jones. This book features opposites and Skippy always adds excitement to any situation. Children will be fascinated by this spunky little kitty who really wants to be a CHIHUAHUA!! Perfect for toddlers to learn the concept of opposites!

My girlfriend got this book for my son's baby gift. He loves this book, because of the words, and colorful pictures. I don't know how many time I read for my son, over and over. This is short book, so even the baby less than 1 year old can keep paying his attention for whole book.

My baby daughter is just shy of 9 months, and she's had this book since 6 months of age. This is one of 5 books she has (the other 4 are Touch and Feel Fairy Tales: the Gingerbread Man (Touch & Feel Fairy Tales), How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? [HOW MANY KISSES DO YOU W-B], Max's First Word Board Book and Look, Look!) This one is her favorite. She SQUEALS when we turn each page. Many a time, we have used this book to calm our upset baby when NOTHING ELSE worked! This is also her "potty book" - the book we read to her when she sits on her potty. So far we've been successful about half of the time, but the key is she's more than happy to go sit on the potty!

Not as good as the full length books. No story or songs. Still pretty good for younger toddlers.

This is a wonderful first book for babies. My son, now 14 months, still loves it, and it was the first book that he would sit and let me read him. It's still the only book that he likes to have read to him while he relaxes and leans back into me and carefully follows the pages as they turn... a rarity in a new toddler! The one and two star ratings given here are unfair... the book is meant for babies, it is a board book. If your child is old enough for paper pages, get the others, but Up and Down is perfect for the under-2 crowd.

My daughter is almost 12 months old, and this has been her clear favorite book for 4 or 5 months now. It is an excellent board book for babies and toddlers. The pictures are simple and engaging, and it does a fabulous job teaching opposites. My daughter requests this book by pointing at it and going "*sniff sniff*" (her favorite page is "He sniffs near...and far"). It's especially fun when read aloud with sound effects to go with the actions!

If you're looking for a sturdily constructed, simple, fun book for little ones, this is an excellent choice. Please don't be deterred by the one-star ratings by people who expected this to be some kind of actual novel... it is a twelve-page BOARD BOOK as clearly stated in the product description.

My whole family is now completely enamored of Skippyjon, and we can't wait until my daughter is older so we can read more of his adventures. :)

i love this series of books and so does my five year old grandson. the book arrived quickly and was in perfect shape.

My students love Skippyjon Jones! I wasn't sure if they would enjoy board books, since they are kindergarteners who are eager to show how big they are, but they loved it and have read it to themselves and to each other several times.