But Not the Armadillo

“It might sound strange to call a board book “long awaited,” but for those who have puzzled and perhaps even argued over the message of the great Sandra Boynton’s 1982 But Not the Hippopotamus, the arrival of a follow-up called But Not the Armadillo is exciting news… I am here to tell you that Boynton has settled the question: The armadillo, ‘with his armadillo nose,’ really likes to wander around by himself, following that sausage-shaped schnoz ‘where it goes.’…He hears music from far away. A hippo (ahem) rushes busily by — ‘she wants to run and play.’ But, you guessed it, ‘not the armadillo.’ And that’s O.K., we’re helped to see: ‘He doesn’t like to hurry.’ There’s one more beat, a moment of parting grace that shows why Boynton is the absolute master of board books. ‘Please scratch his armadillo nose and tell him not to worry.’ To each creature his or her own.” * The New York Times Book Review *

Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over eighty-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. More than 90 million of her books have been sold. She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced seven albums of renegade children’s music. Three of her seven albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). Boynton has also directed many music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L. Jackson. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.

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