Hazel's Cake Eating Hippo

All these cake-eating hippo materials are about reassurance from a big, imaginary friend. A story can help especially when you are worried about something new and scary, like starting school or going to hospital. Use the links in the categories below to read more. You can also visit the main Hippo Books page.

Picture BooksThere's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake

Chapter Book

Audio/CDs

There are three audio titles available.

  1. ABC for Kids in the Car (ISBN 0642561281) is a collection of three CDs, suitable for pre-schoolers: the lead title is 'There's a Hippo on My Roof' which covers the five hippo picture book stories. Duration: 50 minutes.

  2. There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake and other stories (ISBN 9 780642560599), a CD, read by Play School's Benita Collings of all five picture book titles, accompanied by 'hip' music and songs. Duration: 41 minutes.
    Track Listing:
    1. There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake
    2. Guess What? There's a Hippopotamus on the hospital roof eating cake!
    3. Hey Hippopotamus, Do Babies Eat Cake Too?
    4. Look, There's a Hippopotamus in the Playground Eating Cake
    5. My Hippopotamus is On Our Caravan Roof Getting Sunburnt

  3. Hand-Me-Down Hippo and other Stories (ISBN 0733390196)
    Read by Benita Collings.
    Hand Me Down Hippo, the new female cousin hippo is an imaginary coach and mentor for children whose fears are sometimes overwhelming. Hand Me Down Hippo demonstrates that new experiences like sport, flying or sleeping over can be fun. Extra audio stories about backpacking and the cake-crumb trail have been added.
    Duration: 36 minutes (approx.) Released: 2006

Plays

The collection includes music, songs and four classroom plays directly linked to the picture books. Highly suitable for a hippo-fest which older students can perform for younger 'buddies'.

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