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Five Little Bunnies Hopping on a Hill
Read about five little bunnies and their springtime adventures!
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
About the author
Steve Metzger
124 books34 followersI grew up in Queens, NY in the 1950s with my “baby” sister, Lois. She is now a wonderful writer of young adult novels and nonfiction. My mother was born in Vienna, Austria, and my father came from Brooklyn – an interesting match! My best friends were Neil, Robbie, Krebs, and Paul. I’m still good friends with most of these guys. It was less hectic in those days – no computers, no emails, fewer TV channels (MANY fewer!) We had lots of fun playing ball and listening to records. I’ll never forget when the Beatles came to America – Beatlemania!
After graduating from Baruch College in NYC, I didn’t know what to do with my life. I bounced around doing odd jobs, including taxi driver, dishwasher, and hotel desk clerk. One day, while relaxing in Central Park (OK, I was unemployed), I saw a group of children from a local daycare center. It struck me that I always liked children -- perhaps I could make a career out of something I liked. Eureka! Ever since then, I’ve been involved, in one way or another, with the lives of young children.
I received my Masters in Education from Bank Street College and taught preschool kids for a bunch of years. I loved the childrens' innocence and vivid imaginations. After moving into school administration for a few years, I began working at Scholastic, where I have been ever since.
At Scholastic, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to write children’s books. The first book that I wrote was "The Dinofours: I’m Super Dino!" Twenty-seven other Dinofours’ books followed. I hope my respect and appreciation for young children shines through in my stories.
Nowadays, I’m lucky to be married to my beautiful and talented wife, Nancy (she’s also a writer). In 1998, we were blessed with a terrific daughter, Julia, who helps criticize my story ideas and lets me play with her once in a while.
And furthermore…any recollections of my life would not be complete without mentioning my grandmother, Mutti. She was an ever present source of love, appreciation, and wisdom.
After graduating from Baruch College in NYC, I didn’t know what to do with my life. I bounced around doing odd jobs, including taxi driver, dishwasher, and hotel desk clerk. One day, while relaxing in Central Park (OK, I was unemployed), I saw a group of children from a local daycare center. It struck me that I always liked children -- perhaps I could make a career out of something I liked. Eureka! Ever since then, I’ve been involved, in one way or another, with the lives of young children.
I received my Masters in Education from Bank Street College and taught preschool kids for a bunch of years. I loved the childrens' innocence and vivid imaginations. After moving into school administration for a few years, I began working at Scholastic, where I have been ever since.
At Scholastic, I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to write children’s books. The first book that I wrote was "The Dinofours: I’m Super Dino!" Twenty-seven other Dinofours’ books followed. I hope my respect and appreciation for young children shines through in my stories.
Nowadays, I’m lucky to be married to my beautiful and talented wife, Nancy (she’s also a writer). In 1998, we were blessed with a terrific daughter, Julia, who helps criticize my story ideas and lets me play with her once in a while.
And furthermore…any recollections of my life would not be complete without mentioning my grandmother, Mutti. She was an ever present source of love, appreciation, and wisdom.
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May 4, 2011
A takeoff on the "Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed". Cute pictures, and the preschoolers I read it to enjoyed it. The rhyme scheme and rhythm of the words (or lack thereof) didn't thrill me or make it a particularly fun read aloud.
The author has done the same thing with Five Little Bats and Five Little Penguins. The repetition and patterns seem familiar to the kids, but the new creatures expand their horizons, I suppose.
The author has done the same thing with Five Little Bats and Five Little Penguins. The repetition and patterns seem familiar to the kids, but the new creatures expand their horizons, I suppose.
June 13, 2011
This book is great for children ages 2-4. The cadence and rhymes are easy for young children to pick up so they can feel that they are reading along. The book is a spin-off of "Five Little Monkeys" featuring bunnies and various activities. The illustrations are cute and younger children can practice their counting with the bunny pictures.
September 3, 2008
Cute book, especially for Easter/ Spring time.
April 24, 2012
This book is like Five Little Monkey's Jumping on a Bed. My kindergarteners enjoyed it. I read it right before Easter.
April 25, 2013
It was sort of cute.
April 25, 2013
This book was so cute!
February 14, 2014
Cute book for beginning readers. I know it's a spin off of "5 little monkeys" this book I feel as though is cuter. Each page has the bunnies doing something different unlike the "5 little monkeys"
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