Ridiculously hilarious Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross have created yet another cheeky gem. Shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award

Ridiculously hilarious Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross's classic laugh-out-loud take, shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award. Hippopotamus had a spotamus . . . on her bottomus! "It's Measles!" said Weasel. "It's Hippopox!" said Fox. "It's Jungle Fever!" said Beaver. But the spot on Hippo's bottomus was not a diseasel, not even a spotamus but something quite silly . . .

"The rhyming has vim and is great to read aloud" - Guardian

"A cracker of a story told with flair and invention . . . Excellent jokes abound" - Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading 'Book of the Month'

"Especially fun to read aloud" - Children's Books Ireland, Inis

"Wonderful . . . the pace is fast and uplifting. The illustrations in this gorgeous book are bright and comical." - We Love This Book

"A wonderful read-aloud, one that small children ITCH to get their hands on, to try for themselves . . . get the book asap!" - Books for Keeps