Here Comes Doctor Hippo
A Little Hippo Story
Astra Publishing House · Print & ebook · September 1, 2013
New York Times best-selling author Jonathan London explores how even the smallest Hippo can be a big help when he teams up with his friends.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy animal characters and pretend-play adventures
- Themes
- Pretend play, Helping friends, Comfort and care
- Genres
- Hippos & Rhinos, Imagination & Play, Funny Stories
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New York Times best-selling author Jonathan London explores how even the smallest Hippo can be a big help when he teams up with his friends. Little Hippo loves to pretend, and today he is playing a doctor. He tries to examine Big Hippo, Very Tall Giraffe, Giant Crocodile, Elephant, and other patients. But not everyone plays the way Doctor Hippo expected. Especially not Lion. Lion does not want to play Doctor Hippo's game.
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When he lets out a huge roar, the little doctor races home to find that Mama Hippo's medicine is the best of all. Jonathan London's reassuring story is perfectly matched by Gilles Eduar's warm and whimsical illustrations.
Where it sits
| Imagination & Play | 89% |
|---|---|
| Hippos & Rhinos | 79% |
| Funny Stories | 29% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Hippos & Rhinos
- Funny Stories
- Imagination & Play
- Authors
- Jonathan London
- Publisher
- Astra Publishing House
- Published
- September 1, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Pretend play · Helping friends · Comfort and care
- Reading lane
- Hippos & Rhinos