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Dec 17, 2009
Mike
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It just didn't do it for me--no character development, no irony, to existential angst, it was almost like a children's book.
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Feb 17, 2011
Leftbanker
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Call me old fashioned but I think that there is far too much pop hopping going on in America these days. It's disgusting, possibly even revolting and then they turn around and turn it into a children's book? What's next? Leaving two unsupervised children alone with a giant cat? An elephant wedging an egg in his butt? Non-traditionally colored eggs and pork products? A Christmas-thieving scallywag? A fox wearing human undergarments? Oobleck? That just has to be filthy. Where does it end?
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Dec 16, 2009
G.c.
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Why I hate theis wonderful book.
“HOP ON POP”
by Gerard C. Smith
Come "Hop on Pop," my Lisa said
And hop of course is what she did
Her brother joined in with a jump
On Poppa’s tum he went crash-bump
Lisa hopped and hopped some more
She knocked poor Poppa to the floor
Both kids did bounce, each up and down
Poor Pop was trounced and he did frown
Now he hates that bastard T. Geisel
And hopes the rotter roas
“HOP ON POP”
by Gerard C. Smith
Come "Hop on Pop," my Lisa said
And hop of course is what she did
Her brother joined in with a jump
On Poppa’s tum he went crash-bump
Lisa hopped and hopped some more
She knocked poor Poppa to the floor
Both kids did bounce, each up and down
Poor Pop was trounced and he did frown
Now he hates that bastard T. Geisel
And hopes the rotter roas
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Nov 13, 2008
Rfrancik
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Full of three letter words in a unique and visually practical graphical format Hop on Pop takes the reader through several humerous story about creatures whose actions are characterized by simple phonetically repetitious words.
Hop on Pop was different from any of the other phonics readers I looked at. To begin with the story makes sense. We immediately like the characters whose expressions show an astounding range of emotion. Best of all Suess uses vocabulary an emerging reader c More...
Hop on Pop was different from any of the other phonics readers I looked at. To begin with the story makes sense. We immediately like the characters whose expressions show an astounding range of emotion. Best of all Suess uses vocabulary an emerging reader c More...
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Jan 03, 2009
Shane
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This book was decent. I mean,it has it moments, but you have to admit that it is somewhat over-rated when you compare it to this alleged "Dr.'s" other works. For instance, are we supposed to believe that this doctor actually wrote books that do not rise about a first-grade reading level? Come on.
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Sep 13, 2008
Mike
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At first I thought it was really sad the way the children showed such a great amount of disrespect for their father. It seems today many children "Hop on Pop" as well as mothers, aunts, uncles, cousins, and even friends in a desperate attempt to get attention in a world where so many children are ignored. As I read on, it became clear that it was not "teen angst" or "rebellion" that caused them to "Hop on Pop", but an effort to feel loved and spend quali
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Oct 16, 2008
Will
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I love this book and I have read it several times. My favorite character is Will Hill, he is the one who goes up the hill. For some reason the author felt compelled to rhyme line after line, but I will not whine because this book is so very fine. There is danger- when the people playing ball fall off of the wall and when they fight all night, and there are some adult themes like when Red, Ned, Ted and Ed are in bed and when Mr. Black leaves his wife for Mr. Brown. Otherwise it is a wholesome
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Jan 13, 2012
Tyler
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Sometimes fiction follows a logic of its own. Sometimes this fictional logic explains the world in clearer terms than a purely “realistic” story ever could. Sometimes an author subtly injects metaphor into a narrative to illustrate a point, but occasionally the entire narrative is itself metaphorical. Take, for example, The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka in which the protagonist wakes up one morning to discover he has been turn into a big cockroach. This is not realism. If we reject the story beca
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Sep 01, 2007
Chicklet
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I have a funny story about a friend and this book.
A friend of mine told me that in 8th grade she was assigned the task of writing a book report. My friend noted that the teacher said nothing about the length or level of the book and took full advantage. She chose Hop on Pop. The best part is that she made her book report about parental abuse....
A friend of mine told me that in 8th grade she was assigned the task of writing a book report. My friend noted that the teacher said nothing about the length or level of the book and took full advantage. She chose Hop on Pop. The best part is that she made her book report about parental abuse....
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Apr 21, 2008
Austin
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An ambitious exploration of social dexterity, "Hop on Pop" may be the most important book of our time. Rather than viewing Pop-hopping as rude or cruel, Seuss argues that it is a delightful, possibly necessary act.
"Hop on Pop" is the most important, timely book you will ever read. Now excuse me, I've got to find my Pop.
"Hop on Pop" is the most important, timely book you will ever read. Now excuse me, I've got to find my Pop.
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Oct 20, 2007
Robbie
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My daughter and I had a great time with this book when she was in the very first stages of learning to read. This is probably one of the easiest of of the Dr. Seuss books. We laughed the most when we decided to say all of the words using the wrong vowel sounds e.g. "Hope on Pope" :)
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Nov 23, 2011
Matt
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This is just a typical Dr. Seuss that rhymes and doesn't have a story line. I didn't particularly like it compared to other Dr. Seuss books like Green Eggs and Ham, and the Grinch. This book rhymes about colors and clothing objects. I also read this book to Cade last weekend. He really enjoys Dr. Seuss, and I think this is a great book for young kids, judging on his personal reaction to the book. The illustrations in this book are typical to any Dr. Seuss book. I always kind of wondered wh
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May 23, 2008
Maria
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"The simplest Seuss for youngest use". Indeed. Most illustrations come in pairs with the punch-line in the second one. Gotta love a book that shows a kid aggressively biting a tiger's tail or two kids hitting one another in the head with tennis racquets. The man is a genius.
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Sep 25, 2008
Erin
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This was my absolute favorite title of a book growing up. My brother, a friend and I would jump around chanting "Hop on pop. Diddly dop." Do I remember the actual book? Not so much. But that only attests to the genius of Dr. Suess. Sure, why not.
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Sep 17, 2007
Patricia
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I am currently reading this book. And I'll be reading it again in 5 minutes. And 10 minutes after that. It is my daughter's favorite book. A special thanks to Dr. Seuss for making this book tolerable to read over and over.
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Apr 08, 2008
Alfreda
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Hop on Pop was just another one of those Dr. Seuss books that are just fun to read. Hop on Pop is just a fun book to read. They're bouncing all over the place including their dad, hints the title Hop On Pop!
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Jun 04, 2008
Heather
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Our all time favorite learn-to-read book. Deals with word families so kids start to see how it all works. And makes it easier to read since they know the ending sounds.
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Dec 16, 2009
Megan
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The first book I ever read. The perfect first book to read. My whole life has been perfect, all because of this book.
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Mar 06, 2011
Kristi
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My son absolutely loves this book. Especially now that he is at the age where he wants to know what everything is. He always is saying "No, Pat no, Don;t sit on that". Or "STOP! You must not hop on pop!" As I motion my index finger in the 'no, no, non' swaying maneuver. He loves all the sounds we make. However with the Dr, Seuss books he is always pointing at different objects and I even have a hard time explaining what exactly the picture is. But besides the 'things' in Dr.
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Oct 29, 2007
Margaret
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This was one of the first books I ever learned to read.
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Apr 16, 2008
Kyoko
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This is the first book I ever read by myself.
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Dec 17, 2009
Katie
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An absolute nessecity on any toddler's bookshelf. :-)
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Apr 25, 2011
This was the first book that I ever read on my own. And now I love reading, as long as it isn't some lame textbook. For this reason, I feel almost obligated to add it to my book list. As a 90s child, Dr. Seuss was one of the most popular child authors (if not the most popular). It has a lot of easy words that flow well, making it easy for a young child to practice reading with. I was almost five when I read this, and you would have thought I had just graduated college for me being as excited as
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May 31, 2009
Kristen
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This is currently my two-year-old's favorite book. He requests it every day at least once, sometimes more. And the other day I caught him sitting in the rocking chair reading it to himself! "pop pop <turn page> cup cup <turn page> house house" etc. He's behind the curve a bit when it comes to talking so it was really wonderful to see him "reading" a book all by himself!
There are a few pages that I'm not thrilled with (like "NIGHT FIGHT We fight More...
There are a few pages that I'm not thrilled with (like "NIGHT FIGHT We fight More...
Sep 17, 2007
Marlon
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The first book i ever read! good times!
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Aug 01, 2007
Meredith
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i learned how to read because of this book
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Oct 07, 2008
Erik
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One evening as my parent's were settling down for Jack Paar's Tonight Show, I was summoned out of bed to the living room of our Levitowner house in the Meadowdale development near Carpentersville. Their faces were grave. "Your mother has something important to tell you," Dad said. I was seven, still sleeping in a blue one-piece with booties, pajamas kept inside a zippered tiger on the bed during the day. They had been warned by Dr. Spock that this was a crucial event, telling the o
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Nov 01, 2009
Anna
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I can recall reading this Dr. Seuss book for the first time and feeling so much pride. It was the first "real" book I was able to read on my own. Now over 25 years later my oldest read it for the first time last night and felt the same kind of pride. The sheer staying power of this book is amazing.
From the position of a cognitive scientist I am in awe of how the book manages to take phonemic awareness, which is key to literacy skills, and make it so fun, which is key to lov
From the position of a cognitive scientist I am in awe of how the book manages to take phonemic awareness, which is key to literacy skills, and make it so fun, which is key to lov
Jan 12, 2012
Luana
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Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss is a great book for all ages. It has sight words, rhyming words, and pictures to accompany the meaning of each simple sentence. Though this book is intended for beginner learners, I can see myself teaching this to higher grades as well.
Semantics is a tough concept to grasp in grammar and I think that this is a great book to introduce it. The words are easy to understand and the pictures make the meaning behind the sentence clearer.
Semantics is a tough concept to grasp in grammar and I think that this is a great book to introduce it. The words are easy to understand and the pictures make the meaning behind the sentence clearer.
