A Friend Like You (Disney/Pixar Hoppers)

RH Disney and Disney Storybook Art Team

Ebook

Published on Mar 10, 2026 | 32 Pages

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Paperback

Published on Jan 27, 2026 | 32 Pages

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Grades 1–3
Ages 6–8

This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney and Pixar’s Hoppers, releasing in theaters Spring 2026!

What if you could talk to animals and understand what they’re saying? In Disney and Pixar’s all-new feature film Hoppers, scientists have discovered how to “hop” human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals! The adventure introduces Mabel, an animal lover who seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world that are beyond anything she could have imagined. Children ages 6 to 8 will love this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader based on the film.

Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. They are for children who are ready to read on their own.

ISBN 9780736445207 (Ebook)
Published on Mar 10, 2026
Published by Step into Reading
Pages 32
Age Range 6-8 years
Grade Grades 1-3

ISBN 9780736445191 (Paperback)
Published on Jan 27, 2026
Published by Step into Reading
Pages 32
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 6-8 years
Grade Grades 1-3

ISBN 9780736490559 (Hardcover Library Binding)
Published on Jan 27, 2026
Published by Step into Reading
Pages 32
Dimensions 6 x 9
Age Range 6-8 years
Grade Grades 1-3

RH Disney

Mari Mancusi is an Emmy Award-winning former television news producer. She has written more than thirty sci-fi/fantasy books for kids, teens, and adults that have been published around the world. In addition to being a writer, Mari is an avid cosplayer, gamer, and horror film aficionado. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, daughter, and two dogs.
Jen Calonita is the author of the award-winning Secrets of My Hollywood Life and Fairy Tale Reform School series. She lives in New York with her husband, two boys, and two chihuahuas named Captain Jack Sparrow and Ben Kenobi. A huge Disney fan, Jen dreams of moving the whole family into Cinderella’s castle at Walt Disney World.
Delilah S. Dawson is the New York Times and USA Today-best-selling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Bloom, House of Idyll, The Violence, Ride or Die, Mine, Camp Scare, the Hit series, Midnight at the Houdini, and multiple books for Star Wars and Dungeons & Dragons: Ravenloft. She lives in Georgia with her family.
Jennifer Brody (writing as Vera Strange) is a graduate of Harvard University and a creative writing instructor. She began her career working in Hollywood on many films, including The Lord of the Rings and The Golden Compass. A lifelong fan of all things dark, weird, and wonderful, she’s always writing something exciting and new. She currently resides in Austin, Texas.
Karen Anne Buljo is a Sámi-Norwegian author and playwright. She has written several books for children and young adults and has been nominated for the Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize twice. Buljo has served as chair of the Sámi Writers’ Association and earned a master’s degree in children’s literature from the Norwegian Institute for Children’s Book in 2024. She lives in Norway.
Tiffany Schmidt is a former sixth grade teacher living and creating mischief in Doylestown, PA. She’s married to a saint, the mother of three impish boys, and the owner of a mischievous pup. She is the author of nine acclaimed young adult novels. Tiffany believes in happy endings, reading under the covers, make believe, eating dessert before dinner, and writing the kissing scenes first.
Lou Anders is the author of the Thrones & Bones trilogy of fantasy adventure novels and Star Wars: Pirate’s Price. He lives with his wife, children, and two golden doodles in Birmingham, Alabama.