Oops-A-Daisy!

by Claire Freedman, Gaby Hansen (Illustrator)

As little Daisy Rabbit struggles to learn how to hop, her mother points out other baby animals having trouble with their lessons until Daisy realizes that everyone needs practice when trying something new.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, School, Animals

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

I’ve been a writer for over 15 years now, but it wasn’t planned!

I had a variety of jobs, including secretary, trainee buyer at Harrods, dental nurse, production assistant in a reprographic and printing company and various others.

I began to write after joining a creative writing class. I had no success with article writing, or short stories, or fiction, but the first children’s story I wrote, for a magazine called Twinkle, was accepted for publication. Hooray!!!

Things snowballed and a lot (yes lots and lots) of hard work later I now write full time and have over 50 books published. I still go to the same writing class and we have become a big happy family of writers!

For me, writing is the best job ever. I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else. I love to create worlds for young children to enjoy and escape into – whether the stories are educational, bedtime, problem solving or just plain good fun. It’s also very exciting to see the first picture roughs, as my wonderful, talented illustrators bring the text to life.

I live on the Essex coast in a lovely two-bed-roomed flat, which I share with my husband, Michael. At long last I have an office to write in, with room for all my books and bits of scribbled on papers.

The seafront is (still) just around the corner, and I find a bracing walk (it gets freezing when the East wind blows from the North Sea!) or gentle stroll when the weather is warmer, is great for clearing my head and mulling over story ideas.

- excerpted from her website

Reviews

[Rachna Rana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful! Short and sweet! Full of beautiful adverbs!

[Wendell Zetterberg jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

An adorable story with a great lesson

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you fall down, get up and try again. It's a beautiful spring day and all the baby lake animals are learning from their mommies.

[Megan Lougheed · Rating 3 out of 5]

[3.2] If you fall down, get up and try again. Baby animals learn new things.

[Sarah Sammis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oops-a-daisy by Claire Freedman was a Harriet favorite over the summer. It's the story of a young rabbit learning how to hop. Each time she hops she falls over one way or another.

The accompanying illustrations are adorable and charming. They capture the mother's loving patience and Daisy's range of emotions from determination, frustration, and confidence.

Daisy learning to hop is much like a young child learning to walk. Harriet was reading the book in the final run up to her October dance recital. She was getting nervous about knowing all her steps and the words to the song. Seeing Daisy learn how to hop was just the boost she needed to keep practicing herself.

[Carla Vazquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

We are introduced to Daisy a little rabbit learning to jump in a field. As her mama is showing her how to jump. Along, the way the see other baby animals learning new things. At one point she wanted to give up because it was to hard but she didn't. At the end she learned how to jump. Because she didn't give and kept trying she was able to learn. The book contains nice illustrations that would capture the child's attention. I liked the overall them of the book and would recommend it to young readers.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a nice book where a small bunny is learning how to hop and bounce; he finds it difficult and frustrating and wants to give up. But his Mama Bunny shows him other smaller 'children' and things their Mama or Daddy's are teaching them...like the frog, and the mouse etc. He stays with learning and eventually does learn how to hop and bounce the way he wants. He says "I wonder if the others are staying with it also and learnt" and the illustrations shows them doing it. My 3 year old granddaughter enjoyed this book as I read it out loud.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet book with adorable illustrations.
Daisy the rabbit is learning how to hop, but is having trouble. Mama teaches her about perseverance by having her keep on trying and showing Daisy that others struggle in learning new things too.
Both my boys (ages 2 and 5) really enjoy this book.

[Heather Russell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The mommy bunny is teaching her baby how to hop (and Oops she falls a lot) and encourages to keep trying and working hard to do it one day. I like this book and when I read it to Ethan I tell him that one day he will walk too.

[Michael Leitzman · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was a neat read. shows kids that you can do anything you set your mind too. also shows kids it is okay to ask for help and for kids to want to help others. i liked this book and would have this book my class if it was a younger grade.

[Lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

its a good book

[Jaime · Rating 4 out of 5]

really enjoying this author right now. I recommend her books for the kiddos. The books have beautiful pictures, and that just makes the stories a little more real and exciting.

[Bear · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations!

[Kasi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great when discussing goals with students.