A great story with rhyming text and delightfully complementary bright and bold illustrations, it features a small boy with an incredibly over-active imagination - he has fantasies about being lots of different creatures, all of whom get him into all sorts of mischief!
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.
'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
Author
About Tom MacRae
Tom MacRae is best known as a BAFTA-winning scriptwriter for television: his work has been shown on both Channel 4 and BBC2. He has recently written several episodes for the new series of both Doctor Who and Miss Marple. His first book for children, The Opposite, was published by Andersen Press in 2006, and his second Baby Pie in 2009.
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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.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 3+ readers
When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus is available in Paperback
When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus was written by Tom MacRae and published by Andersen Press Ltd
When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus has 32 pages
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