hippopotamus

Describes the lives of the baby hippopotamus named Owen and a one-hundred-thirty year old tortoise named Mzee, and how they came became friends after Owen was rescued from the 2004 tsunami in Kenya, and was placed in Mzee's enclosure in Haller Park.

"Hippo is looking for a new book. She heads to the library and soon finds stories about knights, pirates, bears, superheroes, and more!"--Dust jacket.

A bored hippopotamus cheers up after blowing mud fountains with Aunty, stretching for leaves with Giraffe, playing games with Monkey, and jumping into a cool lake with Mommy and Daddy.

Woodward, the hippo, and McTwee, the bird, are friends that play, prank, and have fun adventures.

Jeff the hippopotomus dreams away his Sunday at the beach.

Harry the hippo would rather play with his macaroni than eat it, but then he makes quite a mess defending it from a butterfly.

Hippo and his jungle friends worry about Friday the 13th, start a band, and enjoy a magic show.

Despite the intrigue of their new riverbank home, the new hippos are not accepted by the others because of their unusual habits, but their sudden disappearance causes a stir in their neighborhood.

Having fallen in love with a human princess, a hippopotamus goes to a magician to be turned into something that the princess could love in return.

Harry Hippo and his friends build a house, step by step from digging a ditch for the pipes to putting in the last joints and plugs.