I Hop (I Like to Read)

by Joe Cepeda (Author)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: I Like to Read

This Level C book about a boy and his grandma is perfect for kindergarten readers.

A Theodor Geisel Honor Book!

A boy hops around town on his pogo stick.

I get cheese.

I get bread

I get apples.

Very simple text and fun pictures support comprehension in this delightful book, ideal for new readers just starting out. Easy to read and brightly illustrated, this is a perfect book to read on their own!

I Hop is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other I Like to Read books, including Up (a Guided Reading Level B book) and I See (Guided Reading Level B), featuring the same curious, excited brothers exploring the world around them and celebrating the diversity of everyday life.

An ALSC Notable Children's Book

The award-winning I Like to Read (c) series focuses on guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnell standards. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!

For readers who've mastered basic sight words, Level C books feature slightly longer sentences and a wider range of high frequency words than Level B books. Level C book are suitable for mid-to-late kindergarten readers. When Level C is mastered, follow up with Level D.

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Starred Review

PreS-K--A good old-fashioned pogo stick changes the way a little boy moves around his neighborhood. Geared up with his helmet, and after only a couple of falls, the little boy hops on his pogo stick all the way to his grandmother's house, stopping for cheese, apples, and bread along the way. When he arrives, he and his grandmother hop on pogo sticks to the park for a picnic with the food the little boy purchased. Much like Cepeda's "I Like To Read" companion books I Dig, I See, and Up!, the vibrant illustrations tell a sweet story about a boy, who appears to have brown skin, and his world in just 12 short words. For the very newest reader, Cepeda lovingly crafts a little boy with agency in a diverse community with heart. VERDICT In a category of books that abounds in talking animals and seriously lacks in diversity, this little book is a great addition to an easy reader collection.--Jennifer Miskec

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Review quotes

★ For the very newest reader, Cepeda lovingly crafts a little boy with agency in a diverse community with heart. In a category of books that abounds in talking animals and seriously lacks in diversity, this little book is a great addition to an easy reader collection.—School Library Journal, Starred Review
Joe Cepeda
Joe Cepeda is an award-winning illustrator of more than thirty-five books for children. He has illustrated books written by numerous notable authors, including Gary Soto, Pam Muñoz Ryan, Arnold Adoff, Monica Brown, Julius Lester, and Toni Morrison. Joe is the author-illustrator of Rafa Counts on Pápa and several early readers from the I Like to Read series, including Up, I Dig, I See, and I Hop. He received his B.F.A. in illustration from California State University, Long Beach, and served as the president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles for over a decade. Joe lives in Southern California.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780823452484
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Holiday House
Publication date
January 20, 2023
Series
I Like to Read
BISAC categories
JUV013030 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
Boys
Pogo sticks
Geisel Medal (Dr. Seuss)
Honor Book 2022 - 2022
ALSC Notable Children's Book
Selection 2022

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