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The View From Here is all about Harriet, a beautiful pink toy hippo, who goes to live with a little girl called Alice. Harriet has been bought for Alice as a birthday present by her father at the Henley Regatta and she leads a very glamorous lifestyle until Alice is given a computer for her 7th birthday. Suddenly, Harriet is no longer the apple of Alice's eye but a 'has been hippo' languishing on top of a dusty wardrobe. How can she make Alice love her again...

Solomon Crocodile and his friend Mortimer are bored. They want to find some fun, but what can they do? Tree-climbing is tricky, chasing lizards doesn't end well and flying turns out to be a lot harder than it looks. But then they spot the biggest hippo in the river. Just imagine the splash he'd make if two naughty crocodiles were to surprise him! But Solomon and Mortimer are about to get a whole lot more than they bargained for ...Sure to delight fans of the original Solomon Crocodile, which has...

In this touching story of belonging and environmental awareness, a young boy’s courage and ingenuity help an orphaned rhinoceros find safety in a new herd. Tetenya and his mother have found Faru, a baby rhinoceros, alone on the savannah. They know that rhino sanctuaries will adopt orphaned infants, but finding the rangers who protect local herds may be a long and risky prospect—there are poachers lurking about the landscape. Undaunted, Tetenya sets out, leading Faru past giraffes CHOMP-CHOMPING...

Otto doesn't like to wait. He wants to do things NOW! Even though Dad is on the phone, Otto wants him to read a book NOW! When Otto gets in line for the bouncy castle, he wants his turn NOW! One day, Mom tells Otto that the family is going on vacation-and, of course, Otto wants to go NOW! Will Otto ever learn to be patient?

Meet Fiona, whose sandcastle gets knocked over in the second of four books in the Hippo Park Friends series. For fans of Cori Doerrfeld. This second book in the Hippo Park Friends series-set in the playground, where the animals play just like preschoolers do-introduces Fiona the Hippo in her beloved sandbox. Fiona's a builder and a creator, and the castle she's worked on all morning is just about finished. But wait a minute, here comes trouble, in the form of a toddler who looks all set to invad...

It's Fleur the flamingo's birthday and her friend Bo the hippo is sending her a present. Can you use Bo's clues to guess what it is? Could it be ice-cream mountains to slide down, or ten-tiered cakes for all the town? Or maybe it's the best present of all - a big hug from your best friend. This gorgeously illustrated and brilliantly imaginative birthday treat celebrates friendship, giving - and birthdays! 'engaging and entertaining . . . 4.5 STARS' BOOKS+PUBLISHING on Catherine Pelosi's QUARK'S...

Hippo's morning starts off good, until friends say, “You should! You should!” You should prance! You should sing! Wear this hat! Stretch your wing! Though Hippo wants to be a friend, he wonders when the “shoulds” will end. Hippo and friends will soon find out that being yourself is what life's about

Make tummy time extra fun for little ones with this fold-out concertina book with a mirror! Say hello to the animals with a busy safari scene on one side and friendly animal faces and a mirror for babies to see themselves on the other. This dazzling board book is designed with tummy time in mind - a gentle exercise where a baby lies on their front to help strengthen their muscles and improve their head control. The fold-out format allows the book to be spread out in-front of a baby, while the...

Who will be crowned the most beautiful of all at the Jungle Jamboree? Lion, Leopard, Hippo, Zebra? The jungle creatures all try to change themselves in this beautiful book, bursting with wild splashes of colour and hilarious animal antics. But Fly has a surprise in store - soon the animals learn that they are lovely just the way they are, and that kindness is the most beautiful thing of all.

In 1948, Nikko Spirakis, twelve, loves baseball but must get past his hard-working immigrant parents--and the rhino in the outfield--to become a batboy for the local minor league team.

An egret and a rhinoceros navigate the ups and downs of their symbiotic relationship—which is more like a friendship!—in this warm and witty book from bestselling author-illustrator Mark Teague. In a not-so-simple symbiotic friendship between two pals, Egret does his best to teach Rhino about how to be a friend. Friends eat together, have fun together, and help each other out, right? But they also respect boundaries, recognize their differences, and compromise (sometimes). When Egret ends up...