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Cake Eating Hippo
1980
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picture book
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1980...
1980
There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake
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The imaginary Hippo can do what he likes on the roof. In fact, he does all the things a little girl wishes she could, but is not allowed. When she takes a bath, the hippo takes a shower; when she goes to bed, the hippo watches television on the roof. And when the repair men come to fix the roof, the hippo conveniently disappears, returning of course to eat a very large piece of cake. (Source: Publisher's website)
Adaptations
- form y There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake Melbourne : Pocket Bonfire Productions , 2010 Z1637858 2010 single work film/TV
- Hippo! Hippo! A Big New Musical Adventure 2016 single work musical theatre children's
Notes
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On the publication of the 30th anniversary imprint:
This classic story about one of the largest and most famous imaginary friends has been delighting children around the world now for 30 years. To celebrate the 30th anniversary the original hippo story has been republished in a hardback gift edition with a special sparkly hippo on the cover, ready to delight a whole new generation of children.
Source: Publisher's website (Viking 2010)
Affiliation Notes
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This work is affiliated with the AustLit subset Asian-Australian Children's Literature and Publishing because it has a Japanese translation.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also dyslexic edition
- Sound recording.
- Braille.
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Rewards of a Creative Life Also Include Copyright Royalties
2016
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— Appears in: The Australian , 22 September 2016; (p. 15) -
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2011
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— Appears in: The Lu Rees Archives Notes, Books and Authors , no. 33 2011; (p. 15-19) -
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2011
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— Appears in: The Age , 22 November 2011; (p. 17) -
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2011
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 November 2011; (p. 12) -
Negotiating Immigrant Identity : Hazel Edwards' Fake ID as a Techno Gothic Child Narrative
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 70 no. 3 2010; (p. 253-271)
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Old Friends
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July-August no. 323 2010; (p. 69-70)
— Review of Grug and the Circus 2010 single work picture book ; Grug Learns to Read 2009 single work picture book ; There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake 1980 single work picture book ; Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party 2010 single work picture book ; A Giraffe in the Bath 2010 single work picture book ; The Boy and the Toy 2010 single work picture book ; Flame Stands Waiting 2010 single work picture book ; Little Dog 2010 single work picture book ; An ABC of Pirates 2010 single work picture book -
A Few Fair Picture Books
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , July no. 32 1981; (p. 7-9)
— Review of Aktil's Big Swim 1980 single work picture book ; There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake 1980 single work picture book ; The Beast in the Bathtub 1980 single work picture book ; The Birds Don't Know It's Sunday 1980 single work picture book ; Lachlan's Walk 1980 single work picture book ; Amy's Place 1980 single work picture book ; Banana Bird and the Snake Men 1980 single work picture book ; When the Wind Changed 1980 single work picture book ; The Powder Box Lady 1980 single work picture book -
A Range of Delights
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 18 April 1981;
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Great Young Reading
1989
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 December 1989;
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Untitled
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , July no. 80 1981; (p. 27-28)
— Review of There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake 1980 single work picture book -
A Smack for Childhood Innocence in Publisher's Debate
2004
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column
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 November 2004; (p. 3) -
The Two of Us
2007
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column
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , April/May vol. 86 no. 8 2007; (p. 10) -
Book News
2007
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— Appears in: Herald-Sun Sunday , 18 August 2007; Short piece reporting the gifting of Australian children's books to Princess Isabella of Denmark. -
My Childhood Home
2007
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— Appears in: Sunday Herald-Sun , 11 February 2007; -
Aussies Eye Top Book Prize
2010
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column
— Appears in: Illawarra Mercury , 13 October 2010; (p. 15)
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