Hippo Has a Hat

Julia Donaldson

Pan Macmillan, Apr 6, 2007 - Juvenile Fiction - 24 pages

There's chaos in the clothes shop when the animals go on a glorious shopping spree. Zebra's zip is stuck and Toad's tracksuit is far too big, but Flamingo finds a stylish bag, and Caterpillar's shoes are really cool. Even the smallest toddler will enjoy the wonderfully silly animal antics in this book, so join in the fun – you've never seen a fashion show like it!

Trademark Julia Donaldson rhymes and rhythms are perfect to read aloud, and Nick Sharratt's mischievous and funny illustrations make the bright and playful Hippo Has a Hat a sure winner. Just right for toddlers!

Look out for: Animal Music, Chocolate Mousse For Greedy Goose, One Mole Digging a Hole, Toddle Waddle and Goat Goes to Playgroup.

About the author

Julia Catherine Donaldson was born on Sept. 16, 1948 in London. She is a British writer and playwright and the 2011-2013 Children's Laureate. She is known for her rhyming stories for children. These include: The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She began writing songs for children's television but has focused on writing books when the words of one of her songs - A Squash and a Squeeze were made into a children's book in 1993. She has over 180 published works with 120 of them intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxfird Reading Tree. She has won several awards including: The Stockport Book Award for her title The Troll, The Oxfordshire Book Award for her title Zog and The Oldham Book Award for her title Jack and the Flumflum Tree. In 2015 The Gruffalo made The New Zealand Best Seller List.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hippo Has a Hat; Premier's Reading Challenge, K-2
• Author: Julia Donaldson
• Illustrated by: Nick Sharratt
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan, 2007
• ISBN: 1405021926, 9781405021920
• Length: 24 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Fiction / Clothing & Dress; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Stories in Verse