Hippos go berserk!

This book is so cute, and after reading it to my daughter a few times, I'd memorized the whole thing. It would be really cute done as a humorous interpretation piece in speech. The rhythm is so good. And my favorite part was the last line: "One hippo, alone once more, misses the other forty-four."

A great counting book for young kids. A little long, maybe, but a lot less insipid than most other counting books!

Fun to read. Great rhyhms. Counts up to 44 and back down again.

Great book to teach Kindergarten and First grade how to count to nine. The book illustrates each number with hippos. Once they get to nine then the go backwards back to one. Children would find this book a fun way to learn to add and subtract and read!

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Absolutely brilliant counting book by Sandra Boynton about a Hippo's house party. Joseph is too young for the counting but has shown a lot of interest in grabbing at the (sturdy card) pages and watched all the illustrations as I read the book to

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him.

The books small size and card pages makes it ideal for tiny but not so gentle hands to grip and if it survives until he's older the counting and the rhyme will also be enjoyed. If it doesn't survive we will certainly be investing in a new copy.

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One lonely hippo calls up two friends for what eventually becomes a huge, night-long hippopotamus party. In this rhyming counting book, the guests arrive in groups of increasing number (two hippos, then three, and so on) and, when the party is over, leave in groups of decreasing number.

The

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illustrations are fairly simple with mostly solid color backgrounds, and cartoony hippos, but they are also full of fun details. The scenes of partying hippos are hilarious: one guest has a phone on his head, and another a flower in his teeth, and the house is shown to be bursting full of hippos. Some hippos look ridiculously out of place in formal wear, and hanging from the walls is the Whistler's Mother painting, if Whistler's mother had been a hippopotamus. There is something inherently humorous about hippos having a rowdy celebration, and the hippos in this book make counting as fun as a party, which will probably be most enjoyed by children three through six.

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This is an enjoyable read featuring Sandra Boynton's adorable hippos. It's a fun take on the traditional counting book.

Of all of the books purchased for my son this is by far my favorite to read to him. The pictures are funny, the hippos are cute, and the writing is hip.

A lonely hippo calls his friends, who keep calling hippos until forty-five hippos run amok around the house and party! Eventually the hippos have to go home, and so the one hippo is alone again.

RESPONSE: I've never read a Boynton book, and now I will read more. I love her art style and her quirky

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sense of humor; I totally understand how children find her works irresistible.

THEMES/CONCEPTS: counting

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I love Boynton's books, and I was happy to find this one the other day in a used bookstore. I don't think I've ever seen it, and I have no idea how I managed to miss it while collecting them all to read to my son. Adorable counting book featuring 45 hippos and one monster.

Fantastic counting book for the little ones. Not only do we count the hippos as they come to the party--whether to work or play but we also get to count the hippos as they leave the next morning. I love the drawings. What makes this outstanding is the counting upwards then counting backwards

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Wonderfully fun!

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This is a counting book. "One hippo all alone calls 2 hippos on the phone..." When 10 of them get together, they go berserk & party! Then they leave in the same numbers they arrived in. Simple, but fun & my kids have all proved it. This was such a favorite that we kept a copy around long after

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pages were torn & a cover lost.

I happened to think of it & ordered a copy. My baby, in her mid 20's, remembered it fondly & had to read it before I sent to one son. He's 30 & was delighted to get it. His brother & his wife are now expecting, so the book was sent to them. Again, I was told how great this book was & what fond memories it held.

I don't think it gets any better than that.

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This is a good book for the student to count the Hippos. Also, they can subtract add the Hippos. It can help the students do some math problems.

A counting book that takes you on a journey with many different hippos. This book allows the student to add as well as subtract.

Teaching Ideas: read to help with the understanding of addition and subtraction

I Love this book. It’s a favorite for its simple rhyming pattern, fun pictures, and entertaining story.

This book was just as fun as I thought it would be. I read so many Sandra Boynton books as a kid, so the fact that I liked this book doesn't surprise me. One reason I liked this book was from the rhyming. At the beginning of the book, the rhymes are obvious. At the end, the author adds "while" and

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"leaves" and "with" at the end of her sentences, which confused me as to where the rhyme was. Once I figured it out, it was genius!
Another reason I loved this book was because of the illustrations. The hippos are so dramatically fat, but they comically can walk on 2 legs. It cracks me up!
The main idea of this book is to learn how to count to nine.

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Excellent. A very silly and happy counting book for toddlers and preschoolers. We read this so often when the kids were toddlers that we had it memorized (still have!). Delightful, and highly recommended.

Fun counting and party antics with a bloat of hippopotami and one tagalong. One of Boynton's best.