Hop Pop Can Read Myself Reviews Summary

Learning and Development

Pros:

• "It provides a great learning and reinforcement tool for your child."
• "The simple pictures and common phonemes on each page make teaching phonics easier."
• "Dr. Seuss books really help children build confidence in their reading skills."
• "Every page is full of rhyming. It is real easy for a young reader to read."
• "Dr. Seuss' use of rhyming and repetition is a wonderful way to teach children how to read."
• "The simple words in this book are easy to sound out."
• "This is a great tool for teaching reading."

Cons:

• "The only thing wrong is the fact that some of the stories are not complete."
• "But it's still rather boring and not very useful."
• "Only downside to this book is that it falls into the ‘word salad’ side of DR Seuss - so it’s lots and lots of repetition, which makes it a tongue twister to read to kids vs being read by kids."
• "The book is read MUCH TOO FAST for a child to follow along and turn the pages."
• "It places 2 pictures on one page and messes up the real reading experience."

Physical Quality

Pros:

• "Thick enough he won’t immediately destroy, thin enough it’s not heavy or bulky."
• "The pages are big and easy for little ones to fall along."
• "It's nice that it comes in board book form."
• "The production of this book is dazzling. The colors are bright and beautiful and clean, the lines are jet black and crisp, and the paper is glossy and attractive."
• "It’s the same book we had as kids, but in a board book!!"
• "This book is perfect for young children. It teaches reading and rhyming through fun and humour, and is very sturdy to withstand abuse from toddlers and preschoolers."

Cons:

• "Book received was damaged."
• "the HOP ON POP has extensive water damage on every page."
• "Even though I paid next to nothing for this book, it was in really bad shape. Ripped pages, marker drawn over every page."
• "I just received this book I ordered for my Grandson. It is not bound correctly as the pages are 1/4 of an inch above the book cover."
• "Supposed to be a new book and was a gift! Delivered all torn on the edges."

Entertainment and Engagement

Pros:

• "Hop On Pop was always a favorite of my three children for the rhymes, theme and pictures."
• "The rhymes, the funny subject matter, the cute illustrations, all communicate to children."
• "Seuss's genius in writing this enchanting book was in combining some hilarious illustrations which the kids love with easy rhyming words which encourage children to read phonetically."
• "I think my daughter thought this was pretty clever."
• "This book created a family tradition as the kids have hopped on 'Pop' on many times."
• "There is something about it that makes them clamor to hear it over and over and over again."
• "The incredible pictures, fantastical characters, and creativity spark a child's imagination."

Cons:

• "I do not know how so many people can condone books that promote violence against dads."
• "What irresponsible parent would let their children play ball on a wall?"
• "This book is way too weird for me when I read it out for the kids, with all the rhymings yet there's not story plots whatsoever."
• "But beware dear reader, this tome is not what it seems. For within its pages lurks a very different message."
• "So, if you have a household with a portly father-figure, a teenager, and another child too young to understand the difference between 'real' and 'imaginary', you might want to hide this book."

Value and Affordability

Pros:

• "It is one of my favorites from growing up and I was so excited to be able to purchase this again for a baby shower."
• "I bought this as a Christmas gift for my baby grandson."
• "The price was great too, about the same as a card."
• "They are great for that age, however, I was meaning to start a tradition."
• "Purchased to replenish my Dr Seuss library after I gave my originals to my grandson."

Cons:

• "I had to give it as a gift anyway. Very disappointing!"
• "I won't order these books, because the cover price is $7.99 U.S. and Amazon is asking $8.99."
• "I didn’t realize this was a toddler board book that only comes with half of the story!"

Compatibility and Accessibility

Pros:

• "I started downloading children's books on my Kindle Paperwhite because we travel a lot."
• "The Paperwhite screen is small and only grayscale, so I wasn't sure if my daughter would go for it. But she does."
• "My aging eyes find it easy to read the Seuss Beginner Books because the print is large."
• "This worked on my older 6th gen Kindle Paperwhite."