Jump!
Jump! by Tatsuhide Matsuoka is an illustrated board book published by Lerner Publishing Group on August 13, 2019. This engaging book is designed for young children, encouraging them to jump along with various animals as they explore the joy of movement. With a playful narrative, it features a frog, kitten, dog, and more, each demonstrating their unique jumping styles, culminating in a delightful invitation for readers to join in the fun.
This interactive experience is perfect for babies and toddlers, promoting physical activity and imaginative play. The book’s layout is designed to be read sideways, allowing the animals to appear as if they are jumping vertically up the page. With 36 pages of vibrant illustrations by the acclaimed Tatsuhide Matsuoka, readers will find a delightful blend of humor and creativity that makes this book an ideal gift for young children. The themes of body movement and animal antics are sure to engage little ones and inspire joyful participation.
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A joyful board book to share with young children that will have them jumping with glee.
A frog jumps. Boing! A kitten jumps. Boi-ing! A dog jumps. Boiyyyyyyoiingg! A grasshopper jumps, a rabbit jumps, then a snail…uhm, maybe not. Mother and chick jump together, a fish jumps out of the water, and last comes a little girl to join the fun… I jump too—BOING!
This fun interactive book for babies and toddlers will get readers off their feet and bouncing up and down. With funny anatomically correct animal illustrations by award-winning Japanese illustrator Tatsuhide Matsuoka.
Impossible to read sitting down and designed to read sideways so that the animals jump vertically up the page, this simple story is a perfect gift book to share with young children.
Tatsuhide Matsuoka is one of Japan’s foremost illustrators. He has won the Japan Picture Book Award, the Japan Science Book Award and the Shogakukan Children’s Publication Culture Award.
Over half a million copies sold in Japan.
Praise for Jump
“As a book to inspire movement, this one bounds.”—starred, Publishers Weekly
“It will be a delightful addition to any read aloud story time or emergent reader’s library.”—Foreword Magazine
“Matsuhide is one of Japan’s foremost illustrators, and this lovely book is a testimony to excellent art and an original, well-executed idea.”—BookTrust
“It’s almost guaranteed that little ones—and maybe even their grown-ups—will be airborne before the final page is turned.”—Children’s Books Ireland, Picture This Reading Guide selection
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