That's What a Hippopotamus Smile! - Just Hug Him and Open the Door Very Wide

Sep 28, 2026

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Children’s picture book text introducing a hippopotamus who visits your house. It reassures readers not to worry or be afraid because of his size, and instead encourages a simple, joyful welcome. The message explains that hugging and opening the door very wide invites the hippopotamus inside, making the visit feel safe and delightful. Additional front-matter highlights the author, illustrator, publication details, and rights information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

Sean Taylor Laurent Cardon

Because...

Just hug him and open the door very wide.

## Sean Taylor Laurent Cardon # hat's Whar DakesaHiPpopcamus Smile! ward-winning children's author and storyteller with wide/e writing.He has twice been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funnythe Half-Eaten Sweater and Crocodiles Are the Best Animals of All.Class and the Skelington,Purple Class and the Flying Spider,The GrizzlyAte Auntie Iris?,We Have Lift-Off,The Great Snake,and the acclaimedel A Waste of Good Paper.He lives in England and Brazil. ##### SEAN TAYL( experience of teachiiPrize,with Purple(His other books includBear with the Frizzly Hdebut te wR b| 1 10 ##### LAURENT CARD28:a background in flm animation,but is now a full-time children'sbook illustrator.His-7Ne books,including Wolf Wanted,are much admired internationally,and That's What AHippopotamus Smile!is his frst picture book for Frances LincolnChildren's Bowas born and brought up in France,and now lives in Brazil. For a teacher called Stuart,who started the day by getting Yellow Classto sing the old campfire"Hippo Song...and gave me the idea for this story-ST For all the imaginary animals we dreamed of,that liked having their backs scratched...-LC 1 | WREXHAM C.B.C LIBRARY
LLYFRGELL B.S.WRECSAM | | | --- | --- | | C5600000604234 | | | Askews &Holts | 02-Jun-2015 | | JF | £6.99 | | JFIC | WR | Text copyright o Sean Taylor 2014llustrations copyright CLaurent Cardon 2014 The rights of Sean Taylor and Laurent Cardon to be identified respectively as the author andillustrator of this work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright,Designs and Patents Act,1988(United Kingdom). First published in Great Britain and in the USA in 2014 byFrances Lincoln Children's Books,74-77 White Lion Street,London N19PFwww.franceslincoln.com First paperback published in Great Britain and in the USA in 2015 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,or transmitted,in any form,or by any means,electrical,mechanical,photocopying,recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher ora licence permitting restricted copying.In the United Kingdom such licencesare issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency,Saffron House,6-10 Kirby Street,London EC1N 8TS. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 978-1-84780-595-9 llustrated with mixed ink techniques and digital art Printed in China 135798642 Ilustrated bylaurent Cardon When a hippopotamus comes round to your house,don't be worried,or scared by his size. ### Just hug him and open the door very wide. #### Because... ...that's what makesa hippopotamus come inside!

FAQs

What should you do when a hippopotamus comes to your house?

Don’t be worried or scared. Just hug him and open the door very wide.

Why does the story say to open the door wide?

Opening the door wide allows the hippopotamus to come inside.

How does the book encourage readers to feel about the hippopotamus?

It promotes safety and friendliness by turning fear into a welcoming, affectionate response.

Sep 28, 2026

Uploaded by dabgoudw