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Hello, Ninja

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Now a Netflix animated TV series!

Are you longing for adventure? Mischief? What about  sandwiches ?

Tag along with one sneaky ninja who is happy to share his busy day (but not his lunch) with curious kids everywhere in this rhyming picture book perfect for fans of The Three Ninja Pigs and 10 Little Ninjas. Written by bestselling author Nate “N.D.” Wilson and gorgeously illustrated by newcomer Forrest Dickison.

Perfect for reading aloud and shared story time!

32 pages, Hardcover

First published December 10, 2013

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Profile Image for Jon Nakapalau.
6,406 reviews989 followers
May 8, 2024
Ninjas just want to have fun! It is truly amazing to me how ninja have become so interwoven into pop culture: if you could talk to a real ninja they would probably be shocked that so many people knew about them (remember that they were very secretive about their existence). A fun book that will be a good ninja starting point!
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161 reviews39 followers
October 3, 2019
Extended and newly painted. Coming to Netflix soon . . .
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1,509 reviews
December 21, 2019
My husband studied budo taijutsu for twenty years, so I'm always on the lookout for clever picture books about Japanese martial arts. This one has a lot of compelling action, adventure, rhyme, and alliteration, following the young ninja's activities throughout the day and even into bedtime - ninjas, after all, "ninja hard all day" and "need to sleep before they play." Cute, with fun illustrations.
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Author 4 books361 followers
January 8, 2019
Fun book. Really nice illustrations. I like the last page that shows what real-life items contributed to the ninja boy's imagination. Kate has read this to her sisters several times. Blah Blah Black Sheep is also fun.

Review here. Redeemed Reader review here.

Got this through the Starbucks app. I converted the ePub to a PDF through Zamzar. Also bought a hard copy at Target.
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1,236 reviews98 followers
April 6, 2020
With vivid greenery, an ocean of blue, fluffy white blizzards, and fancy castles with crowned cats, Ninjas are busy hopping, chopping, dancing, prancing, dodging, and spinning. But all good things must come to an end when Ninjas need a good night of sleep. The artwork in this book was created with photoshop.

For more children's literature, middle grade literature, and YA literature reviews, feel free to visit my personal blog at The Miller Memo!
Profile Image for Kika.
164 reviews13 followers
March 20, 2018
Excellent rhyme scheme
Profile Image for Krissquared.
244 reviews
February 8, 2017
My 1.5 yr/o son seems to like it - this is the second night he has asked to read it. It is cute and whimsical, and nice to see words like dance and prance in a book whose audience is more likely boys. I try to make the story a little engaging by using chopping motions with my hands or snipping at his hair with my fingers - and that is, honestly, why I think he has gone back to it.

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Update 1/12/17: This has really grown on me and my son has to have it read every night. He touches his hair and his toes when the ninja cuts the cat's wig and balances on his feet. For me, I loved noticing the little details in the pictures - how certain things in the ninja's fantasy world are actually toys or drawings in his bedroom. Very cute adventure that toddlers are sure to love.
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58 reviews6 followers
January 25, 2016
My just-turned-two year old niece absolutely loves this book. She can finish the last word of each sentence when her mom reads it to her. Because of this story, she'll randomly say "belly flop" throughout the day. It's the cutest thing.
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74 reviews2 followers
November 29, 2020
I’m really loving all these books we’ve been reading lately. I have always been fascinated by ninjas and love to impose my own ideas and preferences upon my children at any given opportunity. This is just a fun book in which a kid views his world as if he is a ninja and why not?
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Author 1 book169 followers
July 11, 2016
So jolly. N. D. Wilson's whimsical rhymes are ridiculously fun in the mouth and Forrest Dickison's illustrations are simply ducky.
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353 reviews23 followers
December 15, 2015
This book is very cute and fun. My kids love acting out the ninja on each page. I read it to them at bedtime several times a week at their request.
3 reviews
November 1, 2015
This book is so cute my kids and I love it the images are so cute. We love it so much I plan on buying it for there kids.
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269 reviews23 followers
January 1, 2016
Really cute. Found this was already downloaded on my phone iBooks app (I don't remember getting it!), and I thought it was precious.
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956 reviews21 followers
June 17, 2016
Adorable little board book that is perfect for a shower gift- it's got rhyming, it's got action, and best of all, it has a little ninja!
Profile Image for Olivia.
51 reviews1 follower
June 12, 2017
My son loves this book, my daughter recites it like a poem with ninja actions included. Definitely a great board book for young kids! Also, great artwork!
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Author 2 books60 followers
October 6, 2021
A fun book, better than most picture books for this age group! The rhymes are whimsical and cute and I love how the story winds down at the end, perfect for bedtime.
My five year-old bro loved this story so much and had it memorized after only being read aloud to him twice. I got him the sequel as well and he's been begging for more!
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441 reviews
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January 13, 2020
Adorable, and a solid storytime tale. Rhyme, action, vocabulary.
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8 reviews1 follower
November 30, 2017
Read this book to my daughter almost daily if not every other day and she LOVES IT. she's only 8 months old but she loves the pictures (the ninja standing on his toes every time a blizzard blows) she laughs and hits the page. Also loves turning the pages. Great read and flows smoothly. Ordering Blah Blah Black Sheep for her.
3 reviews1 follower
October 16, 2019
Good fun

Hello Ninja has been a big hit with any child I have given it to. I myself enjoy the playfulness and detailed illustrations. This new expanded version of the classic does not disappoint. The only thing I missed from the original was the clever name of the cat. Pretzel doesn’t have the same sas.
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1,754 reviews66 followers
March 21, 2017
My friend gave my son this book for his baby shower and it was better than most of the books I received. It is suitable for babies because of the rhyming but older kids would like it too. It will grow with him.
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116 reviews11 followers
March 25, 2019
Love the rhythm and flow. Every page is unexpected and covers a wide range of imagination. The illustrations are wonderful. I laugh out loud every time we get to the blizzard part. Super fun little story.
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