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When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus

Tom MacRae author Ross Collins illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd

Published:5th Apr '12

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A deliciously funny tale from the author of the acclaimed The Opposite, illustrated by the award-winning Ross Collins.

"When I woke up I was a hippopotamus. Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head, Then took one look out of the window and got straight back into bed." A small boy's fantasies about being different creatures get him into all sorts of mischief!"When I woke up I was a hippopotamus. Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head, Then took one look out of the window and got straight back into bed." A small boy's fantasies about being different creatures get him into all sorts of mischief!

"Joyously illustrated, this rhyming story is a delight." -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
"Ross Collins' striking illustrations combine a Winnie-the-Pooh cuddle factor with a dark imagination reminiscent of Tenniel's drawings for Alice." * TES *
"Tom MacRae is such a talented and sensitive writer. I love this book. I only wish he'd written it thirty years earlier then I could have loved it as a child." -- Matthew Cain * Culture Editor, Channel 4 News *
"A great story for toddlers and young school children . . . about the potential pitfalls of an over-active imagination." * The Bookbag *
"Great fun." * Angels & Urchins *

ISBN: 9781849393591

Dimensions: 280mm x 242mm x 4mm

Weight: 205g

32 pages