Skippyjon Jones: Class Action

Skippyjon shows how much fun you can have with your imagination and inventive wordplay. He actually does well in school, showing the teachers he knows how to count and draw, which the poochitos can't do. He also offers a very positive view of reading. "At the bell, the amigos followed their noses into the library," Schachner writes. "Not even a bowl of frijoles smelled as delicious as the scent of books waiting to be read." There is a positive message about learning a foreign language, too, when Skippyjon checks out French class and learns a few French words. But as Skippyjon admits in obedience class, "I'm not good at following rules."