You Look Ridiculous, Said the Rhinoceros to the Hippopotamus (Houghton Mifflin sandpiper books)
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (908 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0395280079 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"The moral is easy to share -- that it's best to be yourself even if you are 'a big, fat, wonderful hippopotamus.'" Kirkus Reviews
A hippopotamus learns to be happy with the way she looks in spite of the fact that the elephant tells her that she lacks ears, the leopard that she needs spots, etc.
JLind555 said A celebration of diversity, written for children. A hippopotamus is wallowing very happily in her favorite mudhole until a snooty rhinoceros ambles along and tells her she looks ridiculous because she doesn't have a horn on her nose. So begins Bernard Waber's hilarious tale of an insecure hippo, who suffers from a severe inferiority complex until she realizes she's just fine the way she is, "a big, fat, wonderful hippopotamus". Waber is a great children's author and this book provides a message that any preschooler can relate to and understand, that everyone is special and unique in his or her own way. The ink. Five Stars L. Massey Love this classic story!!! It is interesting for children and presents a powerful message!!. A must read for all children This book was on my son's reading list. I loved this book! It's an easy read for a second grader and he understood the moral of the story immediately.It's the story of a hippopotamus who meets a rhinoceros who tells him he looks ridiculous because he doesn't have a horn. The poor hippopotamus suffered from a severe case of poor self-esteem and went around asking all the animals if they thought he looked ridiculous. Of course, each animal thought he most definitely did because he did not share that animal's special feature. In his dream, he gains all those featu