Meet the Friends

Four friends, one very busy pond

Each of the Hopadoo friends brings something different to the group — which is usually how the problem gets solved.

The Hopadoo friends

Pico
The careful thinker
A bright-green frog with oversized round blue glasses.
Pico likes to work out how a thing will go before doing it. Careful is a good way to be — right up until the moment something needs doing quickly.
Kiki
The one who goes first
An energetic orange kangaroo with a red polka-dot scarf.
Kiki moves before anyone else has finished the sentence. All that energy is exactly what the group needs, once it is pointed the right way.
Tuba
The steady one
A gentle light-blue elephant with a purple bow tie.
Tuba is gentle, patient and surprisingly strong. When somebody is upset, Tuba is usually the first to notice and the last to leave.
Mimi
The kind one
A sweet pink-and-white bunny with a purple polka-dot bow.
Mimi pays attention to how everyone is feeling, and says the thing nobody else quite knew how to say.

Every Hopadoo book, song and video features the same four friends.