
Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages. In the process, he helped kids learn to read. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. Just like in Hop on Pop, your child will get to jump around and practice with -op words by making her own hopscotch game. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills.īrilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Students store the cards in plastic bags and use them for independent classroom or homework study times. Give one to each child and let them cut the words out. Copy and paste the words into a word processing program, and then print them on cardstock. In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. Use this list of Hop on Pop words to make flashcards. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever! His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines.ĭr. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. Hop on Pop belongs to the Blue Back Book range.Dr.

In response to consumer demand, the bright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance on reading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into three reading strands – Blue Back Books for parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older, more fluent readers to enjoy. Seuss's best-selling books, including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as Day.

Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years.Īs part of a major rebrand programme, HarperCollins has relaunched 17 of Dr. With his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Learning about words that rhyme has never been more fun – simply change the first letter and the whole word changes!

This charming book introduces young children to words that rhyme, with classic Dr. Word Hop and Pop by Making English Fun Making English Fun English Play and Phonics Play is an important part of the learning process for children especially younger children.
