Up Hamster, Down Hamster

by Kass Reich

Following the success of her two bestselling board books "Hamsters Holding Hands" and "This Little Hamster," Kass Reich once again presents her signature dumpling-shaped hamsters. This time, the adorable critters demonstrate various opposites, from in and out to day and night, with some unexpected surprises! A cheerful board book that is sure to produce some giggles and make learning opposites fun.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Animals

24 pages, Board Book

First published September 15, 2015

Reviews

[Jill · Rating 2 out of 5]

for the most part the opposites were good. for the limited amount of pages, I didn't like that they say cake is good but vegetables are bad.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

These hamster books are great fun and elicit a lot of laughter from my kids. I want to give this more stars, but I just didn't like the way a couple of the opposites were depicted. Good Hamster/ bad hamster and yes hamster/ no hamster (showing veggies as a food a child would not want). Otherwise, it a great book.

[Rosalie Tomaselli · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cute rhyming book. My criticism is that it perpetuates the cliche that eating cake is great and eating kale sucks. Enough, already! Our childhood obesity rate is a social crisis. Let's be more creative and also do right by our target audience.

[Madison Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great tool for learning opposites, colorful drawings. I kind of agree with the other reviewers that the depiction of cake as good and vegetables as bad isn't a great message for students, but at the same time it's something that they can easily relate to.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute board book (reminiscent of "Where is the Green Sheep" but much shorter) going through opposites. Probably would be best received by kids who know what hamsters are, or have a pet hamster.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kass Reich's sweet set of cartoon hamsters returns to pose opposites!

[Renee MA · Rating 4 out of 5]

With simple and silly drawings and easy to understand opposites, this is the perfect gift for new kiddos that parents can reread with their eyes closed.

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute! 21 month old loves hamsters so I picked this out for her at the library. I'm pretty sure there's a fly buzzing off those "vegetables"...

[Cara · Rating 4 out of 5]

In very simple text, this board book explores opposites by using a group of hamsters that act out the concepts, using only the words that are opposites plus “hamster”, such as “Happy hamster, Sad hamster”. Each opposite is featured on one spread. The colorful, cartoon hamsters are silly and entertaining, featured on a single-color background that changes on each page. Children ages 0-3 will enjoy the hamsters’ antics while learning about opposites.

[Rebecca Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I only wish this book was larger to read at toddler storytimes. It is a cute book that covers a lot of basics with just the right amount of words for younger tods! Bonus points for those who love hamsters!

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Opposites as demonstrated by cute hamsters. Good read aloud for toddlers.

Hand drawn artwork, finished digitally.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny little hamsters in a board book sharing the concept of opposites.

Reviewed from a library copy.