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Title: BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS by Sandra Boynton ISBN: 0-671-44904-4 Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 30 November, 1982 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.89 (38 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolute Perfection in a Board Book!
Comment: Sandra Boynton is an absolute genius with words and pictures.
Seriously!
BUT NOT THE HIPPOPOTAMUS is one of the cleverest -- driest -- most delightful of all of her board books for wee ones. All four of my children absolutely loved it.
You should hear my husband read it out loud. No, really. He's a master at Boynton-out-loud reading.
One disappointment of this newer edition of the book is that the language has been a bit "dumbed down." The first page of the original edition reads, "A hog and a frog cavort in a bog." I suppose Ms. Boynton's editors figured that a lot of people don't know what the word "cavort" means.
Well, they won't know, will they, if editors remove words like that from books??
At any rate, I highly recommend this -- and any -- Sandra Boynton board book for your toddler or preschooler. They are, each and every one of them, a refreshing move away from the cloying, poorly written, overly-cutesy garbage that is littering the bookshelves these days.
Trust me -- you and your child will BOTH be delighted by this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: Almost bought this for myself before I even had children!
Comment: I used to love reading this book to my niece. Six years later when I became pregnant this was the first item I bought! I brought it home and couldn't wait to read it to someone so I read to my husband! He was equally thrilled with it. I started reading it to my daughter from day one. By 4 months she would start crying if I stopped reading it so I often had to read it to her several times and then distract her. A year later she still loves this book. She can be crying, in a bad mood or completely falling apart but if I start reading it to her she immediately perks up. In fact today we were in the car and she started getting antsy. I just started reciting the book (I memorized all the words long ago)and she calmed down. She now is at the age where she sits down with the books and looks through them herself, pretending to "read" them. We have many of the Sandra Boynton books and she loves all of them. Another thing you need to think about as a parent is how do YOU like the storyline? That is a very important factor. Think about it. You could be reading these books, possibly DAILY, for the next 2 years or more. Better make sure it's a book you can stomach for that long. These books are easy to read, with cute characters and are just the right length. I would rather spend a lot of money on endless books such as this, which provide educational value, one-on-one interaction and entertainment than spend a lot more money on numerous electronic toys that she will quickly outgrow. The best gift you can give your child is to take the time to read to him/her. These books make it not only possible, but enjoyable. I highly recommend these books.
Rating: 5
Summary: Her top favorite
Comment: My 3 year old thinks this is by far the most hilarious book ever written. Next to Red Hat, Blue Hat it is her favorite Boynton book. We sing the line "But not the hippopotamus" in an opera voice and that seems to do the trick for making it fun!
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Title: Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton ISBN: 067144901X Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 30 November, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Going-To-Bed Book, The by Sandra Boynton ISBN: 0671449028 Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 30 November, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Barnyard Dance! (Boynton on Board) by Sandra Boynton ISBN: 1563054426 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: OPPOSITES by Sandra Boynton ISBN: 0671449036 Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 30 November, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Doggies by Sandra Boynton ISBN: 0671493183 Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 11 October, 1984 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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