Books like Skippyjon Jones Lost in Spice
By Judy Schachner
For the kid who turns every cardboard box into a spaceship and every trip to the closet into an alter-ego adventure, Skippito's Mars mission is basically a permission slip to keep pretending. Zany, fast-talking, and spiced with Spanish wordplay — pure sugar-rush energy.
A cheerful little woman chases a runaway rice dumpling deep underground, where she falls into the clutches of a wicked three-eyed oni and must use her wits to escape.
Six classic fairy tales get turned inside out in rhyme, as Cinderella, Snow-White, Little Red Riding Hood and others swap their storybook endings for wickedly unexpected ones.
An action-figure hero in combat boots and battle pants turns everyday chores into missions, hunting the Lost Wreck of the Sieve in the dishpan and battling Mysterious Toes to save his pet Scrubbing Brush.
A Siamese cat who imagines he's a bold Chihuahua bounces into his closet and lands in a snowy make-believe forest, where the seven Chimichangos dare him to kiss a frozen princess awake.
The Cat in the Hat whisks Sally and Dick on a rhyming tour of outer space, unpacking facts about the sun, moon, planets, and astronauts along the way.
A child imagines an entire day as a horse — galloping through familiar settings, wondering if they'd fit in their clothes, and whether a little sister would get a ride.
A trickster raven sets out to steal light from Sky Chief and give it to a world living in darkness, risking discovery to pull off his boldest transformation yet.
A student gets stuck with a science curse after his teacher claims poetry is everywhere in science, and suddenly every rhyme in his head turns into a poem about amoebas, black holes, or the food chain.
A curious kid wonders why snowmen look different every morning — crooked grins, shifted arms — and imagines the wild games they must be sneaking off to play all night long.
In a tiny town where every meal falls from the sky, life is delicious until the food weather turns dangerous, growing bigger and wilder until the townspeople fear for their safety.
A young princess falls ill and declares she'll only get better if she has the moon, sending the king's wisest advisors scrambling until the court jester finds an answer no one else thought to try.
A wordless chase story follows a woman clutching strawberries as a mysterious figure trails her through flower shops, brick streets, and a strange swamp — getting closer with every page.
