I Hop / Yo Salto - by Joe Cepeda (Board Book)

Book Synopsis

Now a bouncing bilingual board book, a boy runs errands on a pogo stick for his grandma in this Theodor Geisel Honor Book.

I hop. / Yo salto.
I see cheese./ Veo queso.
I pay. / Pago.

A boy hops around town on his pogo stick, running errands to have a picnic with his grandma! This Theodor Geisel Honor book is now available in a bilingual board book edition.

This sweet story about having fun with family is perfect for the toddler that is always moving and bouncing. Very simple, easy-to-read text appears in English and Spanish, side by side, and accompanies Joe Cepeda's bold, energetic artwork. The toddler-friendly story introduces the youngest readers to basic verbs and foods.

About the Author

Joe Cepeda received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach, and also studied Engineering at Cornell University. He is a fine artist, as well as an illustrator of more than thirty-five book jackets and picture books, which have received many honors including Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies, Parenting Magazine's Reading Magic Award, Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, Texas Library Association 2x2 Reading List, ALA Notable Books, and Child Magazine's Best Book of the Year. Joe illustrated Hey, Hey Hay! by Christy Mihaly, ¡Vamonos! Let's Go! by Rene Colato Lainez, and Swing Sisters by Karen Deans. He both wrote and illustrated the I Like to Read books--Up, I See, I Dig, and the Theodor Geisel Honor Book I Hop. Joe received an American Library Association Pura Belpré Honor and the Recognition of Merit Award from the George G. Stone Center for Children's Books. He lives in Claremont, California.