Hop Lola Hop

Kathy Urban

Siski Kalla

Little Steps, 2023

32pp., pbk., RRP $A16.95

9781912678587

Lola is a little toy bunny who likes to go on fun adventures. But one day, she goes a little too far. Meanwhile Ella her owner Ella is heartbroken when her beloved bunny goes missing. How are they going to find each other again, especially in a big town?

This is a heart-warming tale about an adorable lost toy bunny that young readers will relate to because they will know the feelings and emotions that come with losing something special.  No doubt they will have their own stories to share, or perhaps they might imagine the adventure that their toy had while it was away.  Stories like this that have a simple, relatable plot are valuable for getting littlies to tell their own stories, learning to organise their thoughts, sequence the events and build their vocabulary as they describe what happened and how they felt.