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y separately published work icon There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake single work   picture book   children's  
Is part of Cake Eating Hippo Hazel Edwards , 1980 series - author picture book
Issue Details: First known date: 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 separately published work icon 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 Garry Ginivan , 2016 single work musical theatre children's

Notes

  • 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

  • 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

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Hodder and Stoughton , 1980 .
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      Extent: 36p.
      Description: col. illus.
      Reprinted: 1982
      ISBN: 0340257806
  • Appears in:
    form y separately published work icon Video Storybook Vol. 1 Hazel Edwards , Victoria : Envision Productions , 1992 Z1035803 1992 selected work film/TV children's

    A narration of five Hazel Edwards picture books, including many of the original drawings. Includes notes about the author and illustrators and further ideas for developing literary and craft activities with children.

         Victoria : Envision Productions , 1992
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon My Favourite Stories : A Collection of Australia's Best-Loved Children's Stories Rydalmere : Hodder Headline , 2001 Z1245214 2001 anthology children's fiction children's Rydalmere : Hodder Headline , 2001
    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2005 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Penguin Books Australia.
      Extent: 32p.
      ISBN: 0143501364
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2013 .
      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 2013
      ISBN: 9781743483732
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Puffin , 2020 .
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      Extent: 32p.
      Edition info: 40th Anniversary Edition
      Note/s:
      • Published 3rd March 2020
      ISBN: 9781760896270
Alternative title: Yane no ueno kabasan
Language: Japanese
    • Tokyo, Honshu,
      c
      Japan,
      c
      East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,      :       Zenkaken ,       1985 .
      Extent: 32p.
      Description: col. illus.
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Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Braille.
  • Dyslexic edition.
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Related Works

Hip Hip Hippo: A Celebration of Imagination Hazel Edwards , 1991 single work drama
y separately published work icon Hooray! There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Having a Birthday Party Hazel Edwards , Deborah Niland (illustrator), Camberwell : Viking , 2010 Z1685202 2010 single work picture book children's

'Only three sleeps to go and then it's my birthday!

'There's a hippopotamus on our roof eating cake.

'It's his birthday, too. We are going to have our party together.

'A jungle party.

'And all our friends can come in animal costumes.

'The hippo is back to celebrate his 30th birthday with a brand-new book! Join him and his friends for a jungle-inspired celebration full of games and lots of jungle-party treats!' (From the publisher's website.)
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Writers are Authoring Their Own Destinies Online Linda Morris , 2011 single work column
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New Breed of Writers Conquering Cyberspace Linda Morris , 2011 single work column
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Negotiating Immigrant Identity : Hazel Edwards' Fake ID as a Techno Gothic Child Narrative Meenakshi Hariharan , C. T. Indra , 2010 single work criticism
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