Anna got a big kick out of this book. She loved trying to guess what the hippo was going to use to make the new parts and also what was going to be added to the name.
I couldn't find any information about the author of this book but Guy Parker-Rees' website is great! He has illustrated a number of books and we will be watching for more illustrated by him.
Reading the book reminded me of the Switcheroozoo website I'd seen recently. On the website you can create new creatures by using different parts of creatures. On the Switcheroozoo Hall of Names page you can see the funny names, and pictures, of creatures that different people have created on the site. This would be a fun site to play with after reading the book and it could lead into some science learning as you learn about the real animals that make up the pretend animals and about the habitat they live in.
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