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HippopotaMESS

Making a mess is good, clean fun

Illustrated by Michael Slack
Hardcover
10"W x 10"H | 20 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Feb 16, 2027 | 40 Pages | 9798217027514
Age 3-7 years

Embrace the mess -- and clean it up! -- in this delightful rhyming picture book from the creator of PURRMAIDS and CATS IN CONSTRUCTION HATS!

Harlow makes a lot of messes. When he eats, when he plays, even when he paints. That means he also cleans a lot of messes. He spruces and tidies, sweeps, and scrubs but at the end of the day, there's one last mess...only, Harlow didn't make this one!

Little readers will love following along with the rhyming text as Harlow goes through a fun-filled day and finds the joy in making and cleaning messes.
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chicks Run Wild and Orangutangled. Sudipta lives in New Jersey with her family. View titles by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
MICHAEL SLACK is an artist, illustrator, character designer, and award-winning app designer. He has illustrated many funny picture books, including Kitties On Dinosaurs, which he also authored, and Nugget & Fang by Tammi Sauer. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area. View titles by Michael Slack
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About

Embrace the mess -- and clean it up! -- in this delightful rhyming picture book from the creator of PURRMAIDS and CATS IN CONSTRUCTION HATS!

Harlow makes a lot of messes. When he eats, when he plays, even when he paints. That means he also cleans a lot of messes. He spruces and tidies, sweeps, and scrubs but at the end of the day, there's one last mess...only, Harlow didn't make this one!

Little readers will love following along with the rhyming text as Harlow goes through a fun-filled day and finds the joy in making and cleaning messes.

Creators

Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books for young readers, including Chicks Run Wild and Orangutangled. Sudipta lives in New Jersey with her family. View titles by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
MICHAEL SLACK is an artist, illustrator, character designer, and award-winning app designer. He has illustrated many funny picture books, including Kitties On Dinosaurs, which he also authored, and Nugget & Fang by Tammi Sauer. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area. View titles by Michael Slack
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