The Hiccupotamus
Aaron Zenz
Paperback
(Scholastic, Jan. 1, 2006)
There was a hippopotamus who hiccupped quite-a-lotamus. And every time he got'emus . . . he'd fall upon his bottomus! Calamity ensues when an elephant, a centipede, and a rhinoceros try finding a cure for hippo's colossal case of hiccups. Zenz's creativity shines through with his use of colored pencil in this off-the-wall read-aloud. HIC! HIC! HIC! Albert is a big hippo with an even bigger heart. But when he tries to show his friends how much they mean to him, nothing turns out right. And now no one wants to play with him. He's too strong, too sudden, and too rough! What's a huggapotamus to do?
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