How, Hippo!

by Marcia Brown

The first time Little Hippo is separated from his mother he has a frightening encounter with a crocodile.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

36 pages, Library Binding

First published April 6, 1970

About the author

An American children's book author and illustrator, and a high school teacher, Marcia Brown was born in Rochester, New York in 1918, and was educated at The New York State College for Teachers (now University at Albany). She taught at Cornwall High School in New York City, and published her first book, The Little Carousel, in 1946. She wrote and illustrated more than thirty books for children over the course of her career, winning three Caldecott Medals and six Caldecott Honors, as well as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal and the Regina Medal. She died in 2015.

Reviews

[Franci · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read in Afrikaans as "Seekoeitjie".
Translated by Eddie du Plessis.

Loved the story about a little hippo learning to make hippo-sounds. He's trying it out on all the animals he encounters. But then, along comes a crocodile...

The book does not state who the illustrator is, but he/she did a good job for the time it was printed in (1969).

Not recommended for kids under 5/6.

[Jaime Vinal · Rating 5 out of 5]

The art is fantastic.

[Cindy Pardew]

A little hippo finds saftey by staying close to his mother. He wonders one day and is saved by his mother from a crocodile.