Sandra Boynton
Board Book | Pages: 14 pages Rating: 4.23 | 13155 Users | 355 Reviews
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| Original Title: | But Not the Hippopotamus |
| ISBN: | 0671449044 (ISBN13: 9780671449049) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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A shy hippo makes a big impact in this Sandra Boynton classic.Serious silliness for all ages. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. These whimsical and hilarious books, featuring nontraditional texts and her famous animal characters, have been printed on thick board pages, and are sure to educate and entertain children of all ages.
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| Title | : | But Not the Hippopotamus |
| Author | : | Sandra Boynton |
| Book Format | : | Board Book |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 14 pages |
| Published | : | November 30th 1982 by Little Simon |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books |
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Ratings: 4.23 From 13155 Users | 355 ReviewsComment On Regarding Books But Not the Hippopotamus
The classic tale of the shy person, feeling awkward and 'on the fringe' of the social circle. This book nevertheless tells the tale in an engaging manner. We are called to empathise with the heroine* of the story, as she watches the "cool kids" around her engaging in various activities.As is common with extremely shy people, it's not immediately apparent that she wishes to join in, so it's understandable that perhaps the others initially mistook her lack of participation as disinterest.The book is well written and illustrated, but it's a horrible plot. It was a great book until the very last page. Spoiler alert, the Hippo is excluded the whole book but then is included in the end. But then they exclude the Armadillo instead! This could have been a 5 star book about including everyone if the author had simply left out the last page, but instead became about excluding the less fortunate. I've decided to cover up the last page and create an alternate ending so that I don't hate
Boynton has a way with words and illustrations. It is a fun sing song rhyme that works in whatever format it is in.
The more I think about this, the more I think the rhyme scheme is a plot device.
This is a great poem about the trials of being a non-standard person in a world where everyone else rhymes. I think kids can get a lot out of this little board book, and think Sandra Boynton is a genius when it comes to short and pointed poems and her drawings accompany the story nicely, despite their simple cartoony style.My Daughter and I still feel sorry for the armadillo though.
This hippopotamus was so cute. I'm reading this again!
Really thick pages. Good for miniature fingers. A tale of odd pairings and outcasts, with a sequel hinted at involving an armadillo.
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