Hop on Pop

This is the book that taught me how to read.

I can remember being curled up with my dad in bed, him reading this to me until I could start to figure out the words. I remember flipping through the book on my own, drunk on massive words such as Timbuktu. I was so happy when I could get through this and [b: Go, Dog, Go!|460548|Go, Dog. Go!|P.D. Eastman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1333578440s/460548.jpg|887311] there was such a sense of accomplishment! And both books were just ridiculous, and so entertaining.

Then I learned Hop on Pop was banned. Due to violence.

Did someone really hop on their pop?

The world may never know.

Happily read a bunch of Dr. Seuss decades ago and read this now in support of books being banned currently at many local libraries and as a comeuppance to anyone historically who has sought to do the same. Proudly borrowed from our local library. Banned because it was thought to be too violent and might inspire children to hurt themselves or others. Settle down --it's a delightful romp.

I really enjoyed this book after I read it. First, I loved the writing in this book because it really focuses on taking a few words that rhyme and then it puts them into simple sentences that are great for children who are trying to read simple books that also can slightly challenge them. Like they can learn just the words of hop and pop and then connect them in a sentence. I also loved the illustrations in this book because even though some of the objects present in the book might not see believable in existence, but they still follow along with the story and can show the reader what is happening like with hop and pop the page shows two children hoping on someone named POP.

In my opinion this is a great book for beginner readers. I really enjoyed the patterned rhyming language that was used throughout. The sentences were short and concise. Perfect for young children to use as they begin to read. "MOUSE HOUSE Mouse on house. HOUSE MOUSE House on mouse." In addition, the words used in the book rhyme, which is great for the development of reading. The next thing that I liked about this book were the illustrations. The illustrations were hand drawn and fit the style of the written text very well, showing exactly what the words said. For example, "CUP PUP Pup in a cup." For this illustration there was puppy in a cup. The next and last thing I liked about this book was the writing. The writing was organized and show more placed well, so that as the reader read, the rhyming words would become more complex. The middle of the book had rhyming words like "HOP POP" while the end of the book had words like, "CONSTANTINOPLE and TIMBUKTU." Overall, I feel that the 'big idea' of this book is to teach children about rhyming words in a fun way. The simplicity of the text plays a role in the process as well as the made up characters who help children to use their imaginations. show less

This is such a perfect book for toddlers! I read it to my 1 1/2 year-old granddaughter yesterday while babysitting because she loves the word "hop". She calls bunnies "hop-hops". :D

Anyway, the book has funny illustrations, words that rhyme, and lots of things to talk about. When I told her daddy that I was leaving this book for her, he told me that she already had two other copies of it, one small and one big. Therefore I am taking it home to release soon to another young child.

I enjoyed “Hop on Pop” by Dr. Suess because of the writing style. Dr. Suess uses rhyme to help young readers discover rhyming words, how to use them in sentences, and how the arrangement of words and/or utilization of certain words affect the overall meaning of the sentence. In the story Suess writes “mouse house, mouse on house”, house mouse, house on mouse”. Although these two sentences rhyme they have to very different meanings, “mouse on house” means that the mouse is on top of the house, and “house on mouse” means that the house is on top the house. The arrangement of the words in the sentence has made the two sentences completely different.

I like Hop on pop for a couple reasons. The continuous rhyming that occurs makes it very easy to be able to predict how the up coming words and phrases are going to sound. For instance the page goes "Up pup, pup is up." Once you already get the idea of how "up" sounds you already have a sense how pup will sound since "up" is part of pup. The second thing I like about this book is the Illustrations. They are entertainingly bizarre. On one page you have a mouse carrying a house. The people are drawn with what seems like white furry faces. Another page has two bear looking things fighting on a bed like human kids. All of the illustrations are extremely unique, and fun to go through. The bid idea of Hop on Pop I feel is a fun way to learn show more the phonology of words through rhymes and illustrations. I like this concept because reading can be seen as boring by many young students. However if you can use easy rhymes and imagery to keep kids entertained as this book does, they will be much more likely to enjoy reading and greatly benefit from it. show less