Review

Hippospotamus

by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, Andersen Press, hardback, 10.99
Hippopotamus has a spotamus on her bottomus. Weasel reckons its measles because hippo ‘sat in a breezle, And caught a diseasel’. As for a cure, ‘There’s only one treatment, Exposing your seatment To sunshine and heatment.’ But neither the diagnosis nor the remedy is right. Nor are those offered by Fox, Beaver, Croc and Hippo's other animal friends. Finally, a little boy gets to the bottom of the problem!
This is a perfect ‘get well’ story for all children laid low in bed and offers fabulous word play that will delight all children.