NoHop

About the Book

About the Author

Dr. Leonard Bornstein’s career started as an elementary school teacher. After nine years working with ten and eleven year-olds, he received a promotion to elementary principal. This assignment included two schools wrapped around a sabbatical at Rutgers University where he completed his doctoral degree in administration and supervision. His educational work concluded with six years as administrator for special education programs. It was during this time that he got the idea for his children’s book: No Hop: The Kangaroo Who Thought He Couldn’t. With the help of some talented friends, Bornstein wrote an appealing story and musical lyrics for 3-6 year-olds. It lay dormant until the past three-year period (2008-2010) when it was updated and had a musical CD created to accompany to book. Now engaged in the music business (providing entertainment for private and corporate entities), Dr. Bornstein has completed his 20-year-plus project and want to share it with children and their families. Focusing on elements of bullying and teasing of the handicapped, the story encourages searching for options in life to find solutions to problems.