Status
Available
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Publication
Scholastic Inc.
Pages
24
Description
Baby Hippo is in such a rush to play one morning he forgets to kiss his mama, but strangely all the jungle noises seem to remind him.
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Language
Physical description
24 p.; 10 inches
ISBN
0439870054 / 9780439870054
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User reviews
LibraryThing member cpipkin1
In this book baby Hippo wakes up and forgets to kiss her mom goodbye. As she rushed off to play, she could hear several other animals kissing their moms goodbye. She finally remembered that she forgot to kiss her mom and head back to find her. Once the baby hippo makes it back to their "home" she
I liked this story. I enjoyed reading it two my children. I like the idea behind the story of how important it is to say goodbye to your family.
In the classroom I could use this as a fun interactive story. The pictures within the book are bright and vivid, and my actively having the student's participate in the story, I feel they will enjoy the story more.
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can not find her mom. The baby hippo begins to worry but the momma hippo finally comes out of the water and surprises the baby hippo. She finally gets to give her mom a morning kiss.I liked this story. I enjoyed reading it two my children. I like the idea behind the story of how important it is to say goodbye to your family.
In the classroom I could use this as a fun interactive story. The pictures within the book are bright and vivid, and my actively having the student's participate in the story, I feel they will enjoy the story more.
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LibraryThing member PaigeCostella
Baby Hippo wakes up one morning and is ready to play. He leaves to go play without kissing and telling his mother goodbye. As he goes through the jungle she hears other animals kissing their mothers. Baby Hippo returns to her mother and gives her kisses. This is a great book to read to children, it
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is great to teach them never to leave without saying goodbye and kissing your parents. Still to this day I kiss my mother and father whenever I leave the house just because you never know what could happen. Show Less
LibraryThing member jmvarnad
Baby Hippo is going off to play. As he walks he sees all the other animals giving their mom "kiss kiss." So, baby hippos hurry home to give him mom her forgotten goodbye kiss. This was a very cute story.
LibraryThing member Swelker
Kiss Kiss! was about a baby hippo who forgot to give his mother a kiss before going out to play. He passed all sorts of baby animals giving their mothers a kiss. He remembered he forgot to give his mother a kiss, so baby hippo ran back to his mother to give her a kiss. This was such a cute book. I
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would read this to my students on Valetine's Day because it is about love between a mother and baby. Show Less
LibraryThing member crieder95
This simple, short, and sweet children's book is warming to the heart. Throughout the book the baby hippo sees other babies kissing their mamas goodbye when then realized he forgot to kiss his mama. With this sweet plot that all young children can relate to I think the best learning tool in this
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book is the use of descriptive words. As the baby hippo travels through the safari he walks through mud, rocks, banks, grass, and trees. Each of these surroundings is descried with adjectives such as: squelchy, bumpy, mossy, long, and leafy. This book is ideal for young minds to expand their vocabulary and broaden their schema for all types of words. Show Less
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Call number
J2H.063