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Hippopposites
by
Janik Coat
Behold: an opposites book like no other. Simple pairings of words, both expected (small/large) and unexpected (clear/blurry), are humorously illustrated with a graphic and lovable red hippopotamus. Bold colors and surprising die-cuts and textures spice up this elegantly engaging board book.
Praise for Hippopposites
"Nicely done and a perfect gift, your favorite little o...more
Praise for Hippopposites
"Nicely done and a perfect gift, your favorite little o...more
Hardcover, 38 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by Harry N. Abrams
(first published 2010)
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Cette fois, c'est ma fille qui s'en charge. Je peux vous confirmer qu'elle est très qualifiée pour ce travail car elle possède depuis son plus jeune âge un doudou Hippopotame. Il — enfin dans les faits il sont trois, l'officiel et ses doublures mais chut, il ne faut pas le dire — est très originalement prénommé Hippo. Elle l'adore et ne le quitte pas. A ce titre, elle est certainement l'une des personnes ayant passé le plus de temps en compagnie d'un Hippopotame — je compte les nuits évidemment....more
I can't tell you how excited a librarian gets when there is a brilliant board book that is published. Perhaps you have all been there? You see a fun board book based on one of your favorite children's books. You get it hoping that it will be the perfect thing for the baby...and there are too many words. The baby doesn't care about anything but eating the book? And the parent just can't wait to read the baby board book version of the book with their soon to be older toddler. Yeah it happens. But...more
I can only give this three stars. Not because it isn't a brilliant little board book. Because it is. But it's brilliant in a way that has more to do with older children, and not necessarily the age child who would typically be browsing board books. The conceit of this geometric stylized hippo that is used to impart a range of opposites is not a bad one. The hippo is a static image, that changes only according to the word it is conveying: "full" is the outline of the hippo completely filled in wi...more
There are so many concept board books that it's easy to get tired of seeing the same thing over and over again. But Janik Coat brings life, innovation, and laughs to Hippopposites. While the book starts with a basic small/large spread, it quickly moves to more interesting comparissons, including full/empty in which a layer of the cardboard has been physically removed from the book so that children can feel the depression. Opaque/transparent is another innovative spread- I'm certain there's a chi...more
Genre: Informational/Concepts
Review:French illustrator Coat blends a quirky sensibility with a slick visual aesthetic in a fairly comprehensive book about opposites starring a red hippopotamus that has been pared down to a bell-shaped head, a blockish behind, and two dots for eyes. The qualities and color of the hippo change to demonstrate antonyms like light and dark (the hippo is shown in pale yellow and black), thick and thin (its outline thickens), opaque and transparent, soft and rough (tha...more
Review:French illustrator Coat blends a quirky sensibility with a slick visual aesthetic in a fairly comprehensive book about opposites starring a red hippopotamus that has been pared down to a bell-shaped head, a blockish behind, and two dots for eyes. The qualities and color of the hippo change to demonstrate antonyms like light and dark (the hippo is shown in pale yellow and black), thick and thin (its outline thickens), opaque and transparent, soft and rough (tha...more
Mar 03, 2013
Cassie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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Ages 1-5. I love the concept of this board book, but there were some things about it that were disappointing to me. I anticipated that this book was for babies, 1-2 years old. And it definitely is in some respects. The opposites "soft" and "rough" impressed me because each featured a soft and rough fabric. But then there were words like "opaque" and "transparent" that I found would be difficult to describe to a young child. And the images for "positive" and "negative" seemed like they would be h...more
Thanks to Robin for pointing me to this brilliantly simple board book! A stoic hippo illustrates some basic (and complex) concepts of opposites with visual and tactile elements. A designer's toddler book for sure.
My Review: In this book the Hippo introduces all sorts of concepts in this fun board book. The concept of opposites such as light and heavy, using thin and thick lines to draw out the Hippo and using black dots to show positive and white dots to show negative. It also shows the Hippo standing in front of a tree and behind showing the Hippo behind the tree and so on.
This is a great concept for early learning and the illustrations are simple and will hold the attention of any child.
To order a cop...more
This is a great concept for early learning and the illustrations are simple and will hold the attention of any child.
To order a cop...more
2013 ALSC Notable
Coat, Janik. Hippopposites. New York: Appleseed Books, 2012. Print. 36 p.
This funky board book introduces the very young to opposites. The book is thick and somewhat heavy, physically a bit difficult for young fingers to manipulate. One basic shape is used throughout; an abstract hippopotamus shape. Minimilsitc throughout, the board book uses quiet humor to define opposites, such as clear and blurry, and full and empty. Additional features include a few touch and feel pages, the...more
Coat, Janik. Hippopposites. New York: Appleseed Books, 2012. Print. 36 p.
This funky board book introduces the very young to opposites. The book is thick and somewhat heavy, physically a bit difficult for young fingers to manipulate. One basic shape is used throughout; an abstract hippopotamus shape. Minimilsitc throughout, the board book uses quiet humor to define opposites, such as clear and blurry, and full and empty. Additional features include a few touch and feel pages, the...more
This clever board book takes a hippo and runs through a variety of opposite pairs with him. There are light and dark hippos, dotted and striped hippos, soft and rough hippos, small and large hippos. Then there are the more intriguing opposites like opaque and transparent, positive and negative, clear and blurry. My favorite opposite pairing is the front and side, which made me laugh out loud with surprise. Something that rarely happens with board books! This is truly a modern, hip board book tha...more
This visually appealing board book uses a red-hued hippo to teach the concept of opposites such as light and heavy, clear and blurry, left and right. Although the lines used in the illustrations are quite simple, they are interesting and eye-catching and guaranteed to prompt repeated reading. Young readers will love the two pages with soft and rough textured cloth that allows them to feel the differences between the two for themselves. Although the book covers a lot of territory, it doesn't try...more
This is totally cute! A large size board book full of educational value. Including all sorts of opposites all in the shape and form of a hippopotamus. What I love about this book is that there are normal opposites that are often taught such as small/large, but there are neat ones like dotted and striped too and don't forget the textures between soft and rough. This is great for my toddler who is almost a preschooler as well as my baby who us almost a toddler. I will definitely pull for this one...more
In this book, there are hippopotamuses... but they're not really hippopotamuses. They are stand-ins for any old shape, a launch pad for concepts. Some opposites are real-world enough, with one hippo riding a hot air balloon and another sunk down in some water to illustrate "light" and "heavy." But other 2-page spreads abstract this animal character out the wazoo, e.g. "opaque" and "transparent," "clear" and "blurry", and my favorite, "front" and "side": apparently the side of the our transformin...more
I picked this up originally not for my toddler (although he also liked it), but for myself. The title jumped out at me and demanded I pick it up. Besides, how can you not pick up a book that stars a cute red hippo? With comparisons of tradition things such as small and large, and left and right, mixed with more interesting concepts such as dotted and striped, invisible and visible, free and caged, and front and side (the shows the 2-D hippo for front and a thin black line for side). I enjoyed th...more
What a cool board book for children. How creative of this author, Janik Coat, to create a book of opposites using the same shape. How is that possible you ask? Buy changing the simple Hippo image in a small way. Example: thin lines on the outline, vs. thick outlines. There are some concepts that would be a challenge to show opposites of, but are done very well in this book.
Not your ordinary opposites book. Hippo introduces all sorts of concepts in this fun, innovatively designed board book. Though hippo is remarkably static, the environments around hippo aren't and the contrast is what creates the magic here. Part touch and feel book too.
Really cute book of opposites, as illustrated by red hippo! I thought that a few might be difficult concepts for kids young enough to need to read board books, but for the most part this is well done and, at times, even kind of amusing.
I found this book at my local bookstore and fell in love. The way they introduce concepts is so much fun. I think it is over the head of your general board book audience but a fun change for the adult readers.
Very clever book of opposites. I think some of the concepts are a bit advanced for the toddler age group that uses board books (ages 1-4?), but it certainly doesn't "talk down" to children.
This is an interesting opposite book that looks at less generic opposites. It is definitely for older readers who already have a good grasp on the opposite concept.
More of a 2.5Basic skills/concept book about opposites. Simple colors, some complicated terms. Best as a one-on-one read aloud than as a group/class book.
Very fun. The kids loved it! Some of the opposites were a little bit of a stretch, but this would be a great language/vocabulary builder for young children.
This is the sort of book to be read and enjoyed one-on-one with your child. It's very cute and clever. And the hippos are oddly endearing!
A weird and deep book for babies that still somehow manages to pull off the concept. Good for older audiences.
Fantastic and awesome book of opposites in board-book format. I particularly liked the cut-outs and things to touch.
Jul 10, 2012
Stephanie
added it
Very cute book-- some concepts may be a bit over a board book reader's head but the parents will appreciate it.
3.5 stars -- Very fun, cute, and clever board book. A cut above most in this genre.
Very clever board book that will appeal to older children as well.
O hippopotamus, yr variations are bottomless!
ALA Notable Children's Books, 2013
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