Mrs. Hippo's Pizza Parlor

by Vivian French

Business is bad at Mrs. Hippo's Pizza Parlour until her son William has a brilliant idea.

Genres: Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Vivian June Isoult French MBE was born in 1945 and educated at Exeter University.
Vivian French was best known in school for being extremely skinny and for talking a lot. At school she developed an attachment to words and later became an actor, then a storyteller, and finally a writer of children's books. She is the author of more than two hundred books. Ms. French lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has four grown daughters.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good little story for new readers

[Kylie Abecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the wording is simpler in this book than some of the others in the series, the story is quite bland and boring, making it quite difficult to keep youngsters engaged.

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a pretty standard easy reader. Illustrations are really cute but nothing new or innovative, and the story didn't really flow to me. Mrs. Hippo's pizza parlor doesn't have any business, and William Hippo (her son) is sad because that means he won't get the shiny green bicycle he's been wanting for his birthday. To take their minds off their financial woes, Mrs. Hippo, William, and his friend Ellie Bear go to the beach, where they decide to advertise for Mrs. Hippo's Pizza Parlor by writing it in the sand. When they get back, the pizza parlor is incredibly busy and everyone has completely transferred their allegiance from burgers to pizza. The next day, William Hippo gets his shiny new bike for his birthday.

Meh.

Ages 3-5