The poetry is exquisite, the rhyming and meter feels just right, and the vocabulary has an invigorating, no-holds-barred feel to it.
— Kirkus Reviews

Embark on a fantastic journey of language and explore some of the most delicious (and real) words we have to devour.

Through storytelling, poems, prose and illustrations, The Hippopotamus Thesaurus is impossibly fun to read and impossible to read without learning.

From wamble, bungle, bumfuzzle, to flibbertigibbet, each word comes to life with full color watercolor illustrations with secrets, riddles and treasures at every turn.

100 pages and 100+ illustrations, this book is a feast.

Written & Illustrated by Samuel Jennings Vinson

Join the adventure.

Dozens and dozens of delectable words, all accompanied by their own poem and full color illustration. Hidden secrets, clues and riddles weave their way through your journey of discovery filled with chuffs, giggles, smiles and learning.

Whether you are a new, young, or wizened reader, there is something between the pages for you.

Grab a seat (and a spoon), and dig in.