3rd July 2014, Frances Lincoln, 32 pages, Hardback, Review copy
Content: smiles
Summary from Frances Lincoln
When a hippopotamus comes round to your house
don’t be worried or scared by his size,
just hug him and open the door really wide
because… that’s what makes a hippopotamus come inside!
don’t be worried or scared by his size,
just hug him and open the door really wide
because… 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...
Nayuleska's thoughts
I thought
the girl in the story was really sweet – her expression on the front page, and
also on the acknowledgement page made me smile a lot. I think there’s sort of a
hidden meaning behind the hippo coming over and doing various activities. They
seem to be daily ones which everyone does, which might help the reader get into
good habits – such as choosing healthier food over sweet treats for dinner.
I
wouldn’t want to be the girl’s parents since the hippo wrecked the doorway and
had more than a splash in the tub! There was a cute frog which featured on
nearly every page in some way, mostly helping the hippo out. There wasn’t
anything obvious which I wasn’t keen on, the hippo wasn’t as cute as I’d have
liked – I am super fussy with illustrations!
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Suggested read
Another read involving animals going into a house is Boom, Baby, Boom Boom! by Margaret Mahy & Margaret Chamberlain (Children's, Picture book, 10E/10E)
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