Hop on Pop
Author & Illustrator: Dr. Seuss
The Simplest Seuss for Youngest Use
This book is one of Little Pumpkin's favorites right now, a gift from Aunt Rachel, and Jason really enjoys reading it with her. This specific copy is a hardback book with regular paper pages. Pumpkin is at the point where she can turn the pages in a paper book by herself pretty well. Although, with her constant chewing on her fingers, sometimes the page gets wet which isn't the best for a paper book.
As with all of Dr. Seuss books, the illustrations are whimsical and very colorful, and can hardly be said to be true to life. Most of the characters
look like imaginary, make-believe creatures. There are some characters, though, that kind of resemble real animals or people, such as dogs, cats, bears, fish, etc. Even the stationary, non-living aspects of the illustrations (such as houses, trees, furniture, etc.) have an interesting twist to them. I believe it is the colorful, whimsical drawings of Dr. Seuss that catch the eyes of young readers.
The Hop on Pop book does not follow any storyline, although one illustration/word idea is sometimes carried on for two or three pages; kind of like a mini-story. The words are very simple and short, typically rhyming, and building on the words previously used in the book. For example: bat, pat, sat, or up, cup, pup.The words start very simply and as the book progresses, the word length and complexity slowly increases. The book does not use full sentences at the beginning, but by the end, it is using short, complete sentences.
This specific Dr. Seuss book would be great to use in helping a child learn to read. It has a wide variety of letter and word sounds to introduce to a new reader. And, the rhyming aspect, as well as the building of words, would be helpful to a young reader. Another benefit for a child learning to read is that the illustrations easily convey what the words are saying, which can help them to connect the words with what they mean.
For reading the book to a child, I would say that it is an easy read, but it is lengthy; 64 pages to be exact. My age recommendation for this book is around 2-3 years old, but that could vary dependent on each child's attention span and interest in reading books.
This book was available in the hardback and NOOK edition at our local Barnes & Noble. Jet.com also offered the hardback, as well as an edition that comes with an audio cd. Neither Target or Walmart carried this Dr. Seuss book in stock, but it was available to order online. And, it was also available on Amazon in a variety of formats, including VHS tape!
There is a condensed, shorter version of Hop on Pop in the board book format that would be better for younger toddlers, I believe. The board book edition was available through most of the aforementioned retailers.
look like imaginary, make-believe creatures. There are some characters, though, that kind of resemble real animals or people, such as dogs, cats, bears, fish, etc. Even the stationary, non-living aspects of the illustrations (such as houses, trees, furniture, etc.) have an interesting twist to them. I believe it is the colorful, whimsical drawings of Dr. Seuss that catch the eyes of young readers.
The Hop on Pop book does not follow any storyline, although one illustration/word idea is sometimes carried on for two or three pages; kind of like a mini-story. The words are very simple and short, typically rhyming, and building on the words previously used in the book. For example: bat, pat, sat, or up, cup, pup.The words start very simply and as the book progresses, the word length and complexity slowly increases. The book does not use full sentences at the beginning, but by the end, it is using short, complete sentences.
This specific Dr. Seuss book would be great to use in helping a child learn to read. It has a wide variety of letter and word sounds to introduce to a new reader. And, the rhyming aspect, as well as the building of words, would be helpful to a young reader. Another benefit for a child learning to read is that the illustrations easily convey what the words are saying, which can help them to connect the words with what they mean.
For reading the book to a child, I would say that it is an easy read, but it is lengthy; 64 pages to be exact. My age recommendation for this book is around 2-3 years old, but that could vary dependent on each child's attention span and interest in reading books.
This book was available in the hardback and NOOK edition at our local Barnes & Noble. Jet.com also offered the hardback, as well as an edition that comes with an audio cd. Neither Target or Walmart carried this Dr. Seuss book in stock, but it was available to order online. And, it was also available on Amazon in a variety of formats, including VHS tape!
There is a condensed, shorter version of Hop on Pop in the board book format that would be better for younger toddlers, I believe. The board book edition was available through most of the aforementioned retailers.
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