Bunny Will Not Jump!: Ready-to-Read Level 1

by Jason Tharp, Jason Tharp (Illustrator)

Overview

From the endless imagination of Jason Tharp comes a hilarious and interactive Level 1 Ready-to-Read that’s perfect for fans of Mo Willems and Jim Benton and for beginning readers who like to giggle!

Bunny will not jump. He usually loves jumping! But when he sees how high his friend Big can jump, Bunny does not want to jump anymore. Big just wants Bunny to do what he loves in his own way. He needs your help—by following interactive prompts in the story—to make it happen!

With appealing comic-inspired speech bubbles and interactive storytelling that prompts kids to do everything from pressing an illustrated button to flipping a page back and forth like a flip-book to make Bunny jump, beginning readers will laugh their way through this Level 1 Ready-to-Read from the author of Bunny Will Not Smile!, Bunny Will Not Be Quiet, and Kiwi Cannot Reach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534483026
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	12/08/2020
Series:	Ready-to-Read
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,026,684
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	390L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 6 Years

About the Author

Jason Tharp has dreamed of being an author and inventing crazy creatures since he was a kid. Being an obsessive daydreamer and doodler has led him to create many licensed properties, write books, and design clothing and various other products. Jason’s story proves that with hard work, determination, and a sprinkle of magic, anything is possible. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his super-awesome wife and kids, plus one extremely fat kitty.

Jason Tharp has dreamed of being an author and inventing crazy creatures since he was a kid. Being an obsessive daydreamer and doodler has led him to create many licensed properties, write books, and design clothing and various other products. Jason’s story proves that with hard work, determination, and a sprinkle of magic, anything is possible. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his super-awesome wife and kids, plus one extremely fat kitty.

Editorial Reviews

★ 03/01/2021

K-Gr 2—This purple bunny drawn in a cartoon style has foot-stompin' attitude in Tharp's entry in the "Ready-to-Read" series. So why won't Bunny jump? The problem is introduced by a big blue bear who addresses readers directly: "Oh, hi, friend! It is your pal Big. I have a problem. Bunny will not jump." Big's word balloons are blue. Bunny's are purple. It feels like a fight. "That is right. I will not do it." Emerging readers will be provoked and then pleased to watch events unfold; they'll be thrilled when they're invited to shake the book to help Bunny jump, and then flip a page back and forth where the stubborn rabbit is drawn in two different positions, animating Bunny. This is ideal material for those needing the same push of confidence that Big supplies Bunny. Simple concepts, flowing word choices, and the discovery that Bunny loves to jump will have children realizing they love to read. VERDICT Ready to read or ready to jump, this book encourages and rewards, and kids will demand an encore in every collection.—Kimberly Olson Fakih, School Library Journal

School Library Journal

2020-10-13
A bunny loses his bounce and needs help buoying his spirits.

Big—a blue bear—greets readers and explains the problem. Big’s friend Bunny, a mauve rabbit, will no longer jump. “He usually loves to jump,” Big explains, “but now he will not even try.” Big speculates that Bunny might be sad because of what happened when the animals had a jumping contest. Big jumped the farthest and the highest, and Bunny gave up: “I will never be able to jump like you!” Big tries offering Bunny prizes and scaring him, but nothing gets his friend bouncing again. Ultimately, Big needs readers’ help to motivate Bunny to hop. Readers are instructed to “shake the book up and down,” to “push the blue button,” and to perform other tasks. But will any of it be enough for Bunny to take the leap? In this rousing follow-up to Bunny Will Not Smile! (2019), Big and Bunny prove themselves a playful pair. With around 150 words and their variants—many of which are unique one- or two-syllable words—the text best suits emerging readers with a bit of fluency. Still, Tharp builds in additional support by holding to a maximum of six lines of text per page and providing color-coded dialogue boxes (blue for Big; mauve for Bunny). The interactivity, though brief, will have broad appeal. (This book was reviewed digitally with 9-by-12-inch double-page spreads viewed at 57.6% of actual size.)

Boundless fun. (Early reader. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews