A deliciously funny tale from the author of the acclaimed The Opposite, illustrated by the award-winning Ross Collins.

"When I woke up I was a hippopotamus. Yawning in the morning, I raised up my sleepy head, Then took one look out of the window and got straight back into bed." A small boy's fantasies about being different creatures get him into all sorts of mischief!

"Joyously illustrated, this rhyming story is a delight." - Daily Mail

"Ross Collins' striking illustrations combine a Winnie-the-Pooh cuddle factor with a dark imagination reminiscent of Tenniel's drawings for Alice." - TES

"Tom MacRae is such a talented and sensitive writer. I love this book. I only wish he'd written it thirty years earlier then I could have loved it as a child." - Culture Editor, Channel 4 News

"A great story for toddlers and young school children . . . about the potential pitfalls of an over-active imagination." - The Bookbag

"Great fun." - Angels & Urchins