Hang On, Hopper!

Hoppel

by Marcus Pfister, Rosemary Lanning (Translator)

In his fifth adventure Hopper, the little arctic hare, is having such fun with his friend Scamp that he loses all track of time. He promised his mother he would be home before dark, and now he is late! ""Don't worry"", says Scamp, and shows Hopper a shortcut across the river. But Hopper can't swim! Thanks to a friendly beaver, Hopper's watery adventure ends happily. He learns that shortcuts can be dangerous and that his mother does know what's best for her little arctic hare.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Marcus Pfister was born in Berne, Switzerland, and began his career as a graphic artist in an advertising agency. In 1983, he decided to dedicate more time to artistic pursuits, and began to write and illustrate his first book, The Sleepy Owl, which was published in 1986. His best-known work to date is The Rainbow Fish, which has remained on bestseller lists across the United States since 1992.

Marcus does most of his illustrations for children's books in watercolors. He begins each book by stretching watercolor paper over a wooden board so that it won't warp when wet. He then copies his rough sketches onto the paper in pencil. At this point, he is ready to begin painting. For backgrounds and blended contours, he uses wet paint on wet paper to get a softer effect. For sharper details, he first lets the paper dry, then paints the final picture layer by layer. When the illustration is complete he cuts the paper from the wooden board.

For books that feature holographic foil stamping, he then tapes a piece of transparent film over the art and indicates with a black marker where the foil stamping should be. The foil stamping is then applied during the production process after the pages are printed and before the final binding.

Marcus and his wife, Kathryn, work together in Berne, where they live with their three children.

Reviews

[Green Yuki · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Adorable!😍😍

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would be perfectly happy to never read another Pfister book again. Alas, my two year old loves them.

[Stacey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Süß und schön. :)

[Ni Hi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book as a child!!

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

So cute little Hopper nearly drowns but a helpful beaver saves the day. I can't understand why these Hopper books have such unhappy reviews.

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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This is a beautifully illustrated (watercolor) children's book appropriate for reading to toddlers. The text is small and uses some fairly hard words for a 1st grader (e.g., 'sputtering')

The story is a sweetly worded little tale of a bunny and his friend. Hopper ends up being goaded into crossing a stream and, while doing so, grabs on to a piece of driftwood and floats down to a beaver's nest. Hopper and the beaver make friends as they explore the beaver's unique home.

In all, this is a keeper for the beautiful watercolor artwork alone. But the story is also very sweet and holds a child's attention well.

[Charly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Hang On Hopper because it is an amazing story of two friends that went to go play in the woods. And Hopper promised his mom he would get home before dark. But then it started getting dark, so Hopper's friend said let's take a shortcut through the river. But Hopper didn't know how to swim. Why don't you see what happens next.

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 3 out of 5]

 
A cute story with big adventure and an important lesson. A nice tale of friendship and kindness.
I enjoyed the illustrations a lot. Very colorful.
Nice, simple story.
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[Rose]

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[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little tale of two bunnies, scamp and Hopper, who get into trouble.

[Ashlaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Süß Kinderbuch mit schöÖönen Bildern. Ich habe es gemocht. Zu lesen bevor man ins Bett gehen.

[Little Champs]

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