SKIPPYJON JONES IN THE DOGHOUSE

Holy Jalapeño! That devilish, disarming, dog-eared Siamese kitten who thinks he’s a Chihuahua is back and in trouble—again. His crayon artwork on the walls rubs Mama Junebug’s fur the wrong way and she gives him a timeout with the threat NOT to go in his closet or he’ll be in the doghouse. But quicker than you can say Skippyjon Jones, the naughty cat dons his mask and cape and superhero Skippito is off on another Mexican adventure with his old amigos, Los Chimichangos, banishing the menacing, nodding Bobble-ito monster (an itty-bitty kitten bobblehead) from their doghouse. Playful type embellishes exaggerated “Splanish” words and the watercolor-pen-ink caricatures are as perky and outsized as Skippyjon’s ears. Olé to the greatest poco perrito; he’s as full of beans as in the first escapade. Más, por favor. (CD read by the author) (Picture book. 4-7)