Editions

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

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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