John Rox (1907–1957)
Autor(a) de I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas
About the Author
Obras de John Rox
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1907
- Data de falecimento
- 1957
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Ocupação
- composer
lyricist - Relacionamentos
- Pearce, Alice (spouse)
Membros
Resenhas
Thank you, GR reviewer Relyn, for explaining the story behind the song. I still don't get the point of the book though. But then, I'm not a kid, so maybe it's just a simple fantasy that speaks to a little kid's heart. Something about dreaming big, and magic, maybe.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 2
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 96
- Popularidade
- #196,089
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 5
My confession is that I do, absolutely, want a hippopotamus for Christmas. The illustrations fit the song perfectly, which is joking but also not joking. I particularly like a page with an enormous close-up of the girl’s delighted face with the hippo reflected in her eyes, followed by an enormous close-up of the hippo’s delighted face with the girl reflected in its eyes. The hippo wants a girl just as much as the girl wants a hippo! I love it.… (mais)