If you aren't happy prior to reading this, you will be after! Read (or sung) to the old tune "If You're Happy and You Know It," this book explores different actions and different animals associated with those actions. This would be the perfect storytime book as the kids could move right along with the story. It could also be turned into a critical thinking activity as they try to come up with other animals associated with those actions. The story doesn't match the song verbatim so there will have to be some improv, but you can't help but sing along as you get pulled into this bright, vibrant story. The illustrations are just as hoppy and happy as the text. Team up April Pulley Sayre and Jackie Urbanovic and you're certain to have a hit on your hands. The hit just happens to be a new take on the popular children's song, "If you're happy and you know it."In If You're Hoppy, Sayre runs us through a variety of 'animal' acts..."If you're hoppy and you know it, you're...a frog." Or "If you're growly and you know it, you're a dog. Or a bear. OR—A TUMMY, OVER THERE!"This is such a fun read, you'll find yourself bursting into song and singing it in your head days after you read it. Young readers will enjoy the hilarious animal twists and will be shouting out or displaying all the ways to show it--making a sound, stretching your toes, swinging your wings!Urbanovic's illustrations are the perfect addition to this fun and lively book. I mean who can resist a frog making scary shadows on the wall?
What do You think about If You're Hoppy (2011)?
great new take on the classic song, if you're happy and you know it! sooooo much fun!c
—aboski
Should be fun for storytime singing. Love the different animal suprises.
—ashleighbelnavis
