← Back to results
Guess What? There’s a Hippopotamus on the Hos

OUT OF PRINT

Guess What? There's a Hippopotamus on the Hos

First published in hardback in 1997. Colourful picture story book for young children. Fifth in a series about the hippopotamus who eats cake on the roof. The hippopotamus goes to hospital for an operation and gets a bandage round his tummy, but he can still manage to eat lots of cake.
‘I didn’t want to go to hospital. My big sister said, “My hippo knows all about hospitals. He can go with you.”
There’s a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake. And he’s going to hospital too.’

Everybody’s favourite hippopotamus is back in a wonderful new picture book sure to delight old and new fans of the cake-eating hippo.

‘Guess What? There’s A Hippopotamus On The Hospital Roof Eating Cake!’ is the fifth book in this much-loved and bestselling series, which has sold worldwide and been translated into several languages.

FormatPaperback
ISBN9780733608216
Price Per CopyRRP $14.95
1–9 copies$13.45
10–19 copies$12.70
20+ copies$11.96
Out Of PrintThis title is out of print and not in stock, but you can still register a backorder. If it reprints within 2 years we'll supply your order automatically; after 2 years backorders are deleted unless you tell us otherwise.

Only in stock and new release titles can be ordered without an account. Please contact the store if you want to check availability of this item.

Hazel Edwards

Best known for There’s a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake which is 25 years old, and read by millions of children in many languages, Hazel Edwards’ Hand Me Down Hippo (Penguin) is the mini, female cousin, illustrated by Mini Goss.

All books by Hazel Edwards

Deborah Niland

Deborah Niland is one of Australia’s most highly-acclaimed illustrators. She has illustrated many books for children but is probably best known for her work in Hazel Edwards’ There’s a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake. This classic picture book has never been out of print since its original publication in 1980 and has won many awards including the prestigious Leipzig Bronze Medal for international picture-book design.

All books by Deborah Niland