Author: Hazel Edwards
Illustrator: Deborah Niland
Publisher: Holiday House, 1980
Age: 4-8
Themes: hippos, imagination, humorous stories
Opening: Our roof leaks. Drip! Drip! Drip!
Summary: (from my library catalog) The hippopotamus who lives on the roof is able to do all the things the little girl who lives below isn’t allowed to do.
I like this book because: Simple, funny, and it’s based on a true story. Ha! Well, it’s true to our main character. And while we never find out what her name is, we surely know her! The bold yet spare palette capture the reader’s focused attention and get right to the point with very few lines. Hope you can find this ol’ gem!
Resources/Activities: write and illustrate your own stories based on what may be the reason for household problems and quirks. What makes the floors creak? Why won’t the toilet stop running? What goes bump in the night? Was that a squirrel or a branch or…?
For more Perfect Picture Book Friday picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.
julie rowan-zoch 
Very cute and funny. Loved it thanks Julie..
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Very cute!❤️
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This is unusual for sure. But very cute. I’ll see if my library has it. Thanks.
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You find such lovely old treasures, Julie. Thanks!
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I wish I could read this book, but my library doesn’t have this fun story in their system–not even through another library… I’ll check on Amazon. Thanks for a fun review.
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