Bertie, a young hippopotamus, wants to drink coffee, read the newspaper, use a credit card, and more, just like Daddy, who appeases the eager hippo with age-appropriate options such as making a newspaper hat. At story’s end, the tables turn when Daddy wants to play like Bertie.
- ISBN: 9780735840058
- Author: Pfister, Marcus
- Published: 2011 , North South Books
- Themes: Family, gender roles, Love, relationships
- Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Europe, Fantasy, Primary (ages 6-9), Switzerland
- No. of pages: 32