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32 pp.
| Little Tiger
| October, 1999
|
TradeISBN 1-888444-61-4$$14.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Sally Percy.
Horace has everything a hippo could want, but he's unhappy because his dad is always busy. Resorting to drastic measures, he sets a hippo trap. Luckily, the two then have a wonderful day playing together, and Horace is a happy hippo once more. Amiable illustrations warm the less-than-subtle tale, although the resolution isn't particularly practical for similarly unhappy humans.