There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake

10 best books like There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake (Hazel Edwards): Wombat Stew, Where the Forest Meets the Sea, Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley, Hairy Maclary's Bone, My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch, Josephine Wants to Dance, Imagine, Kisses for Daddy, That's Not My Dragon, Shoes from Grandpa

Wombat Stew

Author	Marcia K. Vaughan
ISBN	0382092112

When I was in the book store very recently, I saw this book on the sale table and nostalgia just brimmed out of me. I showed it to my fiance and surprisingly he had never heard of the book. It's fantastic!! I NEED to go back and get it! It's just brilliant!

The story, moral, catchy rhyme and beautiful...

Where the Forest Meets the Sea

Author	Jeannie Baker
ISBN	0688063632

“My father says there has been a forest here for over a hundred million years,” Jeannie Baker's young protagonist tells us, and we follow him on a visit to this tropical rain forest in North Queensland, Australia.

We walk with him among the ancient trees as he pretends it is a time long ago,...

Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley

Author	Aaron Blabey
ISBN	1590785967

A delightfully uplifting tale about self-belief, courage, and—above all—the power of friendship. Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley are the best of friends. But they are different in almost every way: Pearl loves solving mysteries and moves rather fast in the world, and Charlie likes taking leisurely...

Hairy Maclary's Bone

Author

Lynley Dodd

Hairy Maclary's Bone is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd.

With cumulative rhymes and sunny ink and watercolor illustrations, this international favorite chronicles the escapades of our hero Hairy and his crew of five kooky canines. Here every dog-from big-as-a-horse Hercules...

My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch

Author	Graeme Base
ISBN	0810915472

Author/Illustrator: Graeme Base
First Published: 1983

Graeme Base is one of those seriously lucky (and talented!) authors - the first publisher he sent his first book to accepted it. "My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch" has subsequently been produced as a play. He has gone on to make a huge...

Josephine Wants to Dance

Author	Jackie French
ISBN	0207200750

From the award-winning duo of Diary of a Wombat comes another hilarious tale of a bush animal you'll never forget.

Josephine is a kangaroo - who loves to dance. Her little brother, Joey, tells her that kangaroos don't dance, they hop - but Josephine continues to point her toes and leap through...

Imagine

Author	Alison Lester
ISBN	0395669537

This isn't so much a story as a series of imaginative scenarios: children playing, creating worlds in their collective imaginations, turning bunk beds into tents and fishbowls into the ocean. The corresponding text consists of a beautifully-worded, poetic ode to the scene they've created through...

Kisses for Daddy

Author	Frances Watts
ISBN	1877003786

When a grumbly Baby Bear refuses to give his father a goodnight kiss, their bedtime routine is transformed into a delightful game, as Daddy imagines all the different sorts of kisses that other animal babies give their dads: "'Now what about a big bear kiss for me?' said Dad. 'No!' said Baby Bear. 'No kiss...

That's Not My Dragon

Author	Fiona Watt
ISBN	0794512852

A fantastic new addition to this bestselling "Usborne Touchy-Feely" series, which boasts over 2 million sales worldwide. The enduring appeal of Rachel Wells' charming illustrations, the opportunity to interact with a variety of different textures and the gentle humour of the simple, yet appealing...

Shoes from Grandpa

Author

Mem Fox

A nice rhythmic tale of an ordinary girl who receives gifts from her well meaning generous family members. Love the collage illustrations.
The language is a little off rhythm however and I can't get past the pairing of "blouse" with "bows" as a rhyme. I have just read from Mem Fox's blog that this was...

Who Sank the Boat?

Author

Pamela Allen

A charmingly funny read-aloud that asks an important question: "Who sank the boat?"

Beside the sea, there once lived a cow, a donkey, a sheep, a pig, and a tiny little mouse. They were good friends, and one warm, sunny morning, for no particular reason, they decided to go for a row in the bay. Do...

Titch

Author	Pat Hutchins
ISBN	0689716885

A boy discovers that being little can mean big things in this charming story by author-illustrator Pat Hutchins.

Titch is little. Everything he has is little, from his little pinwheel to his little tricycle. His brother Pete and his sister Mary are big. Everything they have is bigger and better...

The Very Brave Bear

Author	Nick Bland
ISBN	1742838006

Bear is back for another adventure. While picking berries, Bear is challenged by Boris Buffalo to see who is the bravest among them. Climbing trees and rolling down hills, they match one another, step for step. The big challenge before them would have to be a scary cave. Who will take the leap and show off...