Hippospotamus by Jeanne Willis
Hippopotamus had a spotamus . . . on her bottomus! "It's Measles!" said Weasel. "It's Hippopox!" said Fox. "It's Jungle Fever!" said Beaver. But in the end the spotamus turned out to be something hilariously unexpected!
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 *
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 *
Jeanne Willis (Author) Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who’s in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle.Tony Ross (Illustrator) Tony Ross has been illustrating books for 50 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5's Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams’ best-selling children’s books. Tony’s books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole’s Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He was named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK’s libraries' most-borrowed illustrator. He lives in Macclesfield.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849394031 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849394032 |
| Titel | Hippospotamus |
| Autor | Jeanne Willis |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Andersen Press Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2012-09-06 |
| Seitenanzahl | 32 |
| Preise | Short-listed for Red House Children's Book Award 2015 (UK) |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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