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Hippobottomus (Paperback)
Didier Levy; Illustrated by Marc Boutavant
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A witty and anarchic tale from master storyteller Didier Lévy.
The hippopotamus is feeling worried. Is his bottom too big? All the other animals have an opinion, but nobody can agree and things soon start to get out of hand. Is there a way to sort out the mess?
Didier Lévy’s subversive story is accompanied by Marc Boutavant’s glorious illustrations, which perfectly capture the characters’ idiosyncrasies, mannerisms and hilarious reactions. Hippobottomus will reassure all young readers beset by body insecurity, and remind them above all that in life, keeping a sense of proportion is key.
In this delightful follow-up to How to Light Your Dragon, readers
see how fun life with a pet dragon can be. In five short, amusing
stories full of colourful illustrations, the child and dragon
playact as firefighters, doctors, and even Christmas trees! But
living with a dragon is anything but normal; when they get tired
and need to nap, dragons snore and little sparks come out of their
nose that attract fireflies. Pure magic and wonder!
A little boy has a problem with his dragon: he's no longer able to
breathe fire. What to do? How on earth do you rekindle a despondent
dragon's flame? The little boy tries shaking him by his tail, and
jumping on his belly, and tickling his legs... No joy. How about
goading him somehow? - make him angry, fuel his jealousy... Still
no luck. Maybe sticking false flames on the side of his face would
work - but, no, that makes it all worse. Much, much worse. Now the
dragon's downright depressed. Oh no! He decides that he'll just
have to tell him that he loves him just the way he is, even though
he can't breathe fire, and that he will always be his dragon - and
plants a big fat kiss on his cheek. What do you think happens next?
A little boy has a problem with his dragon: he's no longer able to
breathe fire. What to do? How on earth do you rekindle a despondent
dragon's flame? The little boy tries shaking him by his tail, and
jumping on his belly, and tickling his legs... No joy. How about
goading him somehow? - make him angry, fuel his jealousy... Still
no luck. Maybe sticking false flames on the side of his face would
work - but, no, that makes it all worse. Much, much worse. Now the
dragon's downright depressed. Oh no! He decides that he'll just
have to tell him that he loves him just the way he is, even though
he can't breathe fire, and that he will always be his dragon - and
plants a big fat kiss on his cheek. What do you think happens next?
When a food fight frenzy erupts in the jungle, a little elephant
named Jojo hatches a silly plan to help all the angry animals
become friends again. With quirky illustrations by Nathalie
Dieterle, this hilarious addition to Barefoot Books' praised
collection of social-emotional books makes for a fresh, charming
introduction to conflict resolution, sharing, and empathy.
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