When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus Ross Collins

Name: When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus By Ross Collins
SKU: 9781849393591
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When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus by Ross Collins

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Summary

"When I woke up I was a hippopotamus. Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head, Then took one look out of the window and got straight back into bed." A small boy's fantasies about being different creatures get him into all sorts of mischief!

When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus Summary

When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus by Ross Collins

When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus Reviews

"Joyously illustrated, this rhyming story is a delight." -- Sally Morris * Daily Mail *
"Ross Collins' striking illustrations combine a Winnie-the-Pooh cuddle factor with a dark imagination reminiscent of Tenniel's drawings for Alice." * TES *
"Tom MacRae is such a talented and sensitive writer. I love this book. I only wish he'd written it thirty years earlier then I could have loved it as a child." -- Matthew Cain * Culture Editor, Channel 4 News *
"A great story for toddlers and young school children . . . about the potential pitfalls of an over-active imagination." * The Bookbag *
"Great fun." * Angels & Urchins *

About Ross Collins

Ross Collins graduated from the Glasgow School of Art with a First in Illustration. In the same year he won the Macmillan Children's Book Prize. He now has over eighty titles to his name including Busy Night which won the White Raven Award and Billy Monster's Daymare which won the Royal Mail Book Award. He lives in Glasgow. Tom MacRae is best known as a BAFTA-winning scriptwriter for television: his work has been shown on both Channel 4 and BBC2. He has recently written several episodes for the new series of both Doctor Who and Miss Marple. His first book for children, The Opposite, was published by Andersen Press in 2006, and his second Baby Pie in 2009.

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Sku

GOR005896239

ISBN 13

9781849393591

ISBN 10

1849393591

Title

When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus by Ross Collins

Author

Ross Collins

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Andersen Press Ltd

Year published

2012-04-05

Number of pages

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Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us