Can You Hop? [Board book]

Lisa Lawston (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Kirkus Reviews

Hopping is not hard, for a frog, but when he asks other animals to join him, he finds that bats flap, lobsters snap, and dust flies when an especially large rhinoceros stomps. None of the creatures can do what the frog does so well, until he meets a rabbit, and it becomes a friendship bound by bounding. Vere's creatures are reminiscent of Sandra Boynton's: smiling, bright, and lively, unrestrained by this board book's small dimensions. A hopping good time. (Board book. 1-4) -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 1 and up
  
• Board book: 10 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531301311
• ISBN-13: 978-0531301319
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 6.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most wonderful baby books out on the market today, August 23, 1999

By 

[e-mail] (Clarkston, MI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can You Hop? (Board book)

This book is wonderful to read to your child. It is full of fun colorful illustrations that catch the baby's eye's. The words are simple for the child to understand and it is not too long as to loose a young child's attention. It is read at least 10 times a day in out house. We also act out the motions of the aminals with great excitment and fun.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars holds a baby's attention, July 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Can You Hop? (Board book)

This is a wonderfully colorful and creative book, yet it is simple enough to hold a young baby's attention. Our 5-month old loves this book and I'm sure it is because of the simplicity of the words and the bold uncomplicated illustrations. Other baby books are simply too complicated for her to actually see and comprehend at this point in her young life, but she focuses on this book and really enjoys it. We read it repeatedly to her over the course of a day and she never seems to tire of it. Furthermore, this book easily lends itself to additional creative use: the simple color scheme is useful to teach babies colors, the animals are drawn so that it is easy to count their eyes or ears, etc., and the sounds that each animal makes are easily replicated and amplified by the adult reading the book. I believe that this will be a beloved book in our growing baby library and I hope that this book will help start our daughter on a life-long love of reading.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daughter's favorite, April 15, 2002

By 

Wendy Somerlot Bittel (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Can You Hop? (Board book)

The bright simple pictures held my daughter's interest and she continually chooses it as a favorite to read. She did not like to sit still through stories (even short board books) but this kept her entertained. We did motions with each animal as we went through the book and I feel it really helped her learn to enjoy story time.