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Mr. Hippopotamus' violent efforts to cure his lady friend's hiccups become increasingly irritating to her--then he gets an attack.Tags
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I love this book! It allows the imagination to get some good exercise. Originally, I thought the 2 hippos were married...but then, years later, I thought it would be much funnier if they were just 2 hippos on a date. Somehow, I don't think it would have led to date #2, much less marriage (unless they both really enjoying getting slapped over the head). Perfect story for random creative thinking. =)
This book tells a story of how how the girl gets the hiccups and the guy tries to get rid of them different ways which she didn't appreciate and when hers are finally gone the boy gets them. This book is really funny, and it could be for many age groups because they will interpret the pictures differently at certain ages.
Hiccup is funny. I loved the part where they both said boo! That was funny.
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Mercer Mayer was born December 30, 1943 in Little Rock Arkansas. While attending school at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Mayer decided to enter the field of children's book illustration. He created a portfolio of sketches and peddled them wherever he could. He moved to New York City in 1964, pursuing further instruction at the Art Students League of show more New York, where he met an artist named Marianna who became his first wife. He soon created a new portfolio and with these new sketches persuaded editors at Dial Press and Harper & Row to give him some illustration work. Mayer published his first book, A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog, at Dial Press in 1967. It was notable for being a completely wordless picture book one that tells its story entirely with pictures. Mayer was one of the first illustrators to be credited for using this format. Five more books in this series were to follow. Mayer joined Golden Publishing, creators of Little Golden Books, in 1976. Through them he has sold his "Little Critter" and "Little Monster" series, which are popular with beginning readers. His title Just Me and My Dad made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. In 2015, his title Little Critter: Just a Little Love, also made the list. His holiday book, Merry Christmas Mom and Dad, is also a bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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