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Green Hippo

A heart-warming and funny story about friendship and acceptance, from an award-winning author-illustrator
Brief Description
A heart-warming picture book about a green hippo who struggles with being different and the friends who help him accept his individuality, by award-winning author-illustrator Petr Horácek. Green Hippo is feeling sad. Why? Because someone said green hippos don't exist! Frog, Elephant, and Giraffe try to... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A heart-warming picture book about a green hippo who struggles with being different and the friends who help him accept his individuality, by award-winning author-illustrator Petr Horácek.

Green Hippo is feeling sad. Why? Because someone said green hippos don't exist! Frog, Elephant, and Giraffe try to cheer him up, but Green Hippo is feeling too down to listen. But maybe Green Hippo will make a discovery of his own as he goes down to the river and sees the beautiful colours of the world all around him...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529535594

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Walker Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Petr Horácek

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Petr Horácek’s bold and imaginative illustrations continue to captivate children and critics. His stories, often about loyalty and belonging, are told with an instinctive warmth and humour and are beautifully brought to life through his evocative use of colour and texture. He has won many awards around the world for classics such as Suzy Goose and A New House for Mouse and was shortlisted for the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 and 2018.

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