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When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus


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No. of pages 32

Published: 2012

Great for age 0-8 years

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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!

 

 

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2012 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Ross Collins was born in Glasgow in 1972. In his last year at college, he won the Macmillan children's book prize. He lives in Glasgow and is now an established picture book illustrator. Tom Macrae is best known as a scriptwriter for television: his work has been shown on both Channel 4 and BBC2. He has recently written two episodes for the new series of Doctor Who. This is his first children's book.

 

"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 *