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Age Range
4 - 6
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2025-01-21
Page Count
32
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Grade Level
Pre-K - K
ISBN
9781665932721
Lexile
AD440
Themes
adventure
fun
rhyming

Ready to Read: Stop that Mop

Written by Jonathan Fenske

Winner of the 2026 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Stop That Mop! is a hilarious, rhyming early reader that follows a disgruntled mop that is tired of cleaning and decides to run away. In a playful twist on The Gingerbread Man, the mop leads a colorful cast of animals on a wild, fast-paced chase through a series of "op" word-family adventures.

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Age Range
4 - 6
Genre
fiction
Copyright Year
2025-01-21
Page Count
32
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Grade Level
Pre-K - K
ISBN
9781665932721
Lexile
AD440
Themes
adventure
fun
rhyming
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