Hop on Pop

Father as cushion

Hop on Pop is a 1963 children's book by Dr.

Seuss, one of the most widely recognized early readers in American publishing.

The title comes from the book's simple rhyming text, which depicts children literally hopping on their father.

The phrase occasionally appears in broader contexts referring to playful roughhousing with parents: The kids love to hop on pop when he's lying on the floor.

Related
  • SeussChildren's author pseudonym
  • rhymeMatching terminal sounds
  • dadMale parent, informal
  • fatherMale parent
  • jumpPropel oneself airborne

bounce · book · children · read · read aloud · bedtime · bedtime story · silly · play · word play · stomp · tumble · pounce · fun · words · cat · hat · one fish two fish

Categories
Opposites
reading level

Hop on PopUlysses

Greek hero, Latinized

Finnegans Wake · War and Peace · Infinite Jest · James Joyce · The Brothers Karamazov

target audience age

Hop on Popadult fiction

Books targeting grown readers

Lolita · American Psycho

literary prestige/seriousness

Hop on PopHamlet

Danish prince's revenge tragedy

Anna Karenina · The Divine Comedy · The Brothers Karamazov · Ulysses · Crime and Punishment

Family

hop, pop, hops, pops, hopped, popped, hopping, popping, hopper

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G