Bibliograph

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, by John Rox ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Type

Label

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas, by John Rox ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Oclc number

60550758

Responsibility statement

by John Rox ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader AR, LG, 2.4, 0.5, 101914.

Summary

An illustrated version of the song about a child who wants a hippopotamus for Christmas. Christmas is coming, and one little girl wants nothing more than a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy. But will Santa Claus and her parents make her Christmas wish come true? As shown in his best-selling titles The Night Before Christmas and Here Comes Santa Claus, no one can portray the holidays better than Bruce Whatley; and he doesit again with I Want a Hippopotamus For Christmas. The song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" was written in 1950 by John Rox and became a nationwide hit in 1953 when ten-year-old Oklahoma native Gayla Peevey sang the song as a way to raise money for the Oklahoma City Zoo's first hippopotamus. In December of that year the city received Matilda the hippo for Christmas. Library of Congress Summary. An illustrated version of the song about a child who wants a hippopotamus for Christmas

Target audience

primary

Contributor