the day jimmys boa ate the wash
shout it once shout it twice friends forever skog and mice since its publication in 1973 the island of the skog has been a favorite of children everywhere and of the author himself were delighted to remind you of this beloved book on its thirtieth birthday . jenny and her city mouse friends take to the seas in search of a more peaceful place to live . but when they arrive at what first seems the island of their dreams they have a giant problem to contend with the islands only inhabitant the skog . judging by his enormous footprints he seems a more terrible threat than a hundred urban cats and dogs . how will the mice master their new domain funny exciting and sweet the island of the skog is a timeless tale of cooperation and compromise . it won the michigan state young readers award and was included on booklists books for every child and the cbc books for peace list .
a slapstick comedy details the hilarious results when jimmys class takes a trip to a farm and encounters the pigs and where jimmys pet boa makes friends with the farmers wife