I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas [Hardcover]

John Rox (Author), Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Christmas is coming, and one little girl wants nothing more than a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy. But will Santa Claus and her parents make her Christmas wish come true? As shown in his best-selling titles The Night Before Christmas and Here Comes Santa Claus, no one can portray the holidays better than Bruce Whatley; and he doesit again with I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas.

The song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was written in 1950 by John Rox and became a nationwide hit in 1953 when ten-year-old Oklahoma native Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo's first hippopotamus. In December of that year the city received Matilda the hippo for Christmas.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060529423
• ISBN-13: 978-0060529420
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 11.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #350,880 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE HIPPOS TOO, July 13, 2006

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M. Dietz "bargain hunter" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hardcover)

This is a neat kids book, and the illustrations are priceless. I gave it only four stars because the words to the song in the book don't match the words in the actual song. As a matter of fact, the words in the line about the garage don't even make sense to me. If you don't have the original record by Gayla, then this probably won't make any difference to you. You will still enjoy the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful book, August 31, 2007

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MLT - See all my reviews

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This review is from: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Library Binding)

In the town I used to live in, they kicked of the Christmas season by playing this song. Now every year I look forward to hearing it during the Christmas season. I was so pleased to find this book. I love it and so do my kids.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I Want A Hippotamus for Christmas, March 18, 2006

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Judith C. Salgado - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hardcover)

Too cute! The pictures are great. Children love it, expecially when they can learn the song with it.