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The Hippo-not-amus
Average rating
4.8 out of 5
Based on 15 Ratings and 13 Reviews

Book Description
From the best-selling illustrator of GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE, Guy Parker-Rees, comes a silly story about a young hippo trying to be everything he's not.

Portly didn't ask to be a hippo; he was just born that way. And frankly, he's starting to find being a hippo kind of boring - standing in the water all day up to his eyeballs, eating grass - no fun at all! So he embarks on a journey to figure ... More
Book Information
PublisherGullane Children's Books
BindingHardcover (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages32
ISBN-101862334471
ISBN-13978-1862334472
Publication Date/2003
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About Jan Payne (Author) : Jan Payne is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jan Payne include Plummet, It's Only Annie! (Annie Series), Not Again, Annie! (Annie Series).
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About Tony Payne (Author) : I was a studio artist for Hallmark U.K. before becoming freelance, and my wife Jan, our two children and I moved to the Isle of Bute, off the west coast of Scotland. We started silk-screen printing ou... more
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About Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrator) : Guy Parker-Rees is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Guy Parker-Rees include Along Came a Bedtime, The Hippo-NOT-amus, Playful Little Penguins... more
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