Ages 2–8Hopper's Paw Press
Helping children learn kindness while helping foster families care for the animals who need them most.
Hopper's Paw Press creates engaging animal welfare books, coloring books, printable activities, and practical foster pet resources inspired by real-life fostering and a very special rescue dog named Hopper.
“Helping foster pets, one story at a time.”
Help children discover kindness, compassion, responsible pet care, fostering, adoption, and the special bond between people and animals through stories and activities created with young animal lovers in mind.
From picture books and coloring books to printable activities, Hopper's Paw Press makes learning about animal welfare fun and approachable.
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Fostering saves lives — but keeping track of feedings, medications, weight, behavior, appointments, adoption information, and daily care can be overwhelming.
Our printable foster resources are designed to help foster families, rescues, and shelters stay organized while giving animals the care and visibility they need to find loving homes.
Browse Foster ResourcesHopper's Paw Press was inspired by a real rescue dog whose journey became the heart of a growing collection of books and animal welfare resources.
Through Hopper's stories, children can learn about fostering, adoption, special-needs pets, responsible animal care, kindness, and what it means to help an animal feel safe and loved.
Today, Hopper's Paw Press carries that same mission beyond children's books by creating practical resources for the foster families and rescue organizations doing this lifesaving work every day.
Read Our StoryWhether children are learning about fostering a kitten, helping a rescue dog, caring for pets, or simply practicing kindness toward animals, Hopper's Paw Press books turn important animal welfare lessons into stories and activities kids can understand.
Ages 2–8
Hopper welcomes Onyx, a shy foster pup, and shows young readers how to help a new animal feel safe and loved.
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A gentle story about fostering tiny kittens, patience, and caring for the smallest animals who need us most.
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Ages 2–8
Responsible pet care basics — food, water, walks, vet visits, and kindness — in coloring-book form.
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Ages 2–8
Letters and animal friends together, so early learning and animal kindness grow side by side.
View BookGood foster care involves more than providing a temporary home. Foster families observe behavior, monitor health, track progress, share adoption information, and often provide around-the-clock care for vulnerable animals.
Our printable foster pet resources are designed to make that work easier to organize and document.
A 28-page toolkit for helping your foster pet get seen, shared, and matched with the right adopter.
View ResourceTrack decompression, routines, training notes, and daily care while a foster dog settles into your home.
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A 24-page printable PDF with feeding logs, weight charts, potty tracking, and milestone records for bottle babies.
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A 30-page printable guide for round-the-clock puppy care, feeding amounts, weights, and health notes.
View ResourceResources and stories are shaped by real experience with animal shelters, rescue pets, fostering, and hands-on animal care.
Children learn that helping animals includes compassion, patience, responsible care, fostering, adoption, and understanding that every pet is different.
Our trackers, planners, and guides help foster families keep important care information organized and easier to share with rescues and veterinary teams.
From children's stories to adoption resources, the mission remains the same: helping foster pets, one story at a time.
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Whether you're raising a young animal lover or opening your home to a foster pet, Hopper's Paw Press is here with stories, activities, planners, and resources created to make a difference.