Spanish author Daniel Nesquens has written a goofy short chapter book about a talking hippo's quest to return to his home in the jungles of Africa. Mr. H, the hippopotamus, asks a young zoo visitor to open the gate to his cage so that he can leave his unfulfilling life in captivity.
The path to the jungle is an urban one filled with traffic, a mysteriously acquired suit and tie, fun in the park, and dining in a fancy pizza restaurant. The hippo and the plot meander (in a good, Syd Hoff kind of way) and the story comes to an open-ended/existential ending.
The confident, airy and stylish paintings by Luciano Lozano are reminiscent of Roger Duvoisin and Miroslav Šašek, with a little James Marshall in there too, and add to the breezy feel of the story.
jpeg of illustration from MR. H from Mr. Lozano's wonderful blog
- ISBN-13: 9780802854407
- Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
- Publication date: 2/1/2015
- Pages: 61
- Age range: 7 - 10 Years
Thank you to Eerdmans for the review copy.
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