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A brilliant first picture book to encourage kindness and empathy.
Hank the Hippo LOVES to help, but all the other hippos think he's a fool. Especially Horace: 'Hippos aren't helpful! It's not what we do. We spend our time sloshing in pools!' But when a great flood comes, Hank is swept away as he tries to help the other animals. What will Horace do then?
This heartwarming story, told in effortless verse, is bursting with warm and witty illustrations and irresistible hippos!
Mark has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize (2022). He studied Children's Book Illustration at The Cambridge School of Art. When not illustrating Mark enjoys travelling, reading and walking through the city. Mark lives in Brixton, South London where he also runs a photography studio.
9780794556563UsborneA brilliant first picture book to encourage kindness and empathy.Hank the Hippo LOVES to help, but all the other hippos think he's a fool. Especially Horace: 'Hippos aren't helpful! It's not what we do. We spend our time sloshing in pools!' But when a great flood comes, Hank is swept away as he tries to help the other animals. What will Horace do then?This heartwarming story, told in effortless verse, is bursting with warm and witty illustrations and irresistible hippos!https://usborne.com/media/catalog/product/cache/29b1c625a6a034d41d27bd6a2f264776/9/7/9780794556563_cover_image.jpghttps://usborne.com/us/helpfulness-for-hippos-97807945565639780794556563
