Hippos Go Berserk! - Hardcover

Sandra Boynton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689834993 ISBN 13: 9780689834998

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2000

Synopsis

One hippo, all alone, calls two hippos on the phone. So begins this counting story, in which exuberant hippopotamus guests show up in ever-increasing numbers, until an all night party is inevitable.

Book Details:

• Format: Board Book
• Publication Date: 11/6/2000
• Pages: 24

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Review:

How dull, to be one hippo all alone... until the one calls two other hippos on the phone. Soon three more hippos are at the door, bringing along another four. Before the night is through, a houseful of hippos (and one beast) has joined the one hippo for a boisterous bash.

All through the hippo night,
Hippos play with great delight.
But at the hippo break of day,
The hippos all must go away.

In clusters of nine, eight, seven, six, and so on, the hippos depart, finally leaving the one hippo "alone once more, [missing] the other forty-four."

The well-loved Sandra Boynton wrote this tribute to silliness in 1977, inspiring generations of the very young to learn to count. Lively, cute new illustrations complement this edition, with big numbers (one through nine, and nine through one) boldly placed on the corner of each page. The sturdy board book will withstand lots of eager counting fingers, and maybe even a berserk hippo or two. Boynton's familiar style can be seen in scads of other delightfully nonsensical titles, including Barnyard Dance! and Moo, Baa, La La La!. (Ages 3 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Sandra Boynton is Simon & Schuster's pre-school superstar! She has a rare creative talent - she writes and illustrates brilliantly - and she sells in excess of six million books each year throughout the world. Her unique style is coupled with hilarious rhyme and zany characters, making educational themes fun.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0689834993
• ISBN 13: 9780689834998
• Binding: Board book
• Number of pages: 24