Synopses & Reviews
What do you do when a hippopotamus comes to visit? Play splashy-sploshy games to make him happy, of course. Share silly toys in a big warm bath to make him laugh. Give him a great big crunchy salad-treat, as thatand#8217;s what a hippo likes to eat. And when heand#8217;s ready to go home, do a little dance and say goodbye in style and#151; because thatand#8217;s what makes a hippopotamus smile! And now that youand#8217;re his new best friend, heand#8217;ll surely want to come and#145;round again and#151; maybe not on his own next time!
Review
"When a hippopotamus comes round to your house
donand#8217;t be worried or scared by his size,
just hug him and open the door really wide
because . . . thatand#8217;s what makes a hippopotamus come inside!"
and#151; from the book
Synopsis
When a hippopotamus comes round to your housedon't be worried or scared by his size, just hug him and open the door really widebecause? that's what makes a hippopotamus come inside What do you do when a hippopotamus comes to visit? Play splashy-sploshy games, of course, to make him happy. Share silly toys in a big warm bath, to make him laugh. Give him a great big crunchy salad-treat, as that's what a hippo likes to eat. And when he's ready to go home, do a little dance and say goodbye in style ? because that's what makes a hippopotamus smile And now that you?re his new best friend he?ll be sure to want to come round again ? maybe not on his own next time
About the Author
A children's author, storyteller, and teacher with experience teaching creative writing on three continents, Sean Taylorand#8217;s books include The Great Snake, Purple Class and the Skelington, Purple Class and the Flying Spider, Purple Class and the Half-Eaten Sweater, The Grizzly Bear with the Frizzly Hair, Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All, Who Ate Auntie Iris, and We Have Lift-Off. He divides his time between England and Brazil. Laurent Cardonand#8217;s background is in film animation and he has worked in Japan, China, and Korea. The illustrator of Wolf Wanted, he lives in Sao Paulo.