Hippospotamus

Jeanne Willis author Tony Ross illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd

Published:7th Mar '13

Should be back in stock very soon

Hippospotamus cover

Ridiculously hilarious Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross have created yet another cheeky gem. Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award

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 . . .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 . . .

"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!" * Books for Keeps *

  • Short-listed for Red House Children's Book Award 2015 (UK)

ISBN: 9781849394161

Dimensions: 280mm x 241mm x 4mm

Weight: 210g

32 pages