
What Kind of Shoes Does a Hippopotamus Choose?
$31.09
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2025
Summary
From award-winning shoe designer Kat Maconie comes a rollicking rhyming tale about many critters and the numerous shoes they wear.
Everyone knows that gators love waders for splishing and splashing around. While up on the docks you’ll find spiky-toothed crocs in stilettos for going to town.
But what kind of shoes does a hippopotamus choose?
This gorgeously witty picture book will delight and entertain readers of all ages. Readers will love calling out the cats in smart…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593692776 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593692772 |
| Author: | Kat Maconie, Sebastien Braun |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers |
| Imprint: | Flamingo Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 403g |
| Dimensions: | 288mm x 228mm x 9mm |
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Critics Review
“Entertaining, silly, and stylish fun.”–Kirkus Reviews
“Maconie’s rhyming verse laces up silly, satisfying and surprising.” – The Washington Post
About The Author
Kat Maconie
Kat Maconie is a London-based footwear designer who started her own label, which also produces handbags and jewelry, in 2009. She has partnered with other organizations for projects including limited-edition pieces and pop-up cocktail bars. What Kind of Shoes Does a Hippopotamus Wear? is her first picture book.
Sebastian Braun has enjoyed creating images for as long as he can remember. As a child he spent countless hours drawing, but to his disappointment, his school offered no art classes. Without any art training, he went to Strasbourg University to study history, which shared a building with the art department. Within two years he’d switched subjects, specializing in in applied arts before taking on a teaching specialization. Since graduating, his studio has become piled high with his work–from board books to nonfiction to children’s picture books.
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