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Hippospotamus

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781849394161

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 280mm x 4mm x 241mm

  • Weight: 210g

  • RRP: £6.99

Hippospotamus

Hippopotamus had a spotamus . . . on her bottomus!
"It's Measles!" said Weasel.
"It's Hippopox!" said Fox.
"It's Jungle Fever!" said Beaver.

But the spot on Hippo's bottomus was not a diseasel, not even a spotamus but something quite silly . . .

  • Imprint: Andersen

  • ISBN: 9781849394161

  • Length: 32  Pages

  • Dimensions: 280mm x 4mm x 241mm

  • Weight: 210g

  • RRP: £6.99

Reviews

  • "The rhyming has vim and is great to read aloud"

    Kate Kellaway, Guardian

  • "A cracker of a story told with flair and invention . . . Excellent jokes abound"

    Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading 'Book of the Month'

  • "Especially fun to read aloud"

    Children's Books Ireland, Inis

  • "Wonderful . . . the pace is fast and uplifting. The illustrations in this gorgeous book are bright and comical."

    We Love This Book

  • "A wonderful read-aloud, one that small children ITCH to get their hands on, to try for themselves . . . get the book asap!"

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About the Author

Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author, published worldwide. She has written over 150 books including picture books, novelty, teen novels and poetry. Jeanne lives in North London with two kids, two cats, a rabbit, 99 tadpoles and a Bogbaby.

Jeanne Willis

Tony Ross

Berlie Doherty (Author) Berlie Doherty began writing for children in 1983, after teaching and working in radio. She has written more than 35 books for children, as well as for the theatre, radio and television. Berlie has won the Carnegie Medal twice: in 1987 for GRANNY WAS A BUFFER GIRL and in 1992 for DEAR NOBODY. She has also won the Writer's Guild Children's Fiction Award for DAUGHTER OF THE SEA. Her work is published all over the world, and many of her books have been televised. Tony Ross (Illustrator) Tony Ross has been illustrating books for over 40 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5s Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams’ best-selling children’s books. Tony’s books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole’s Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He has been named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK’s libraries' most-borrwed illustrator. He lives in Rutland.

Tony Ross

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