The Blue Faience Hippopotamus

by Joan Grant

Having fallen in love with a human princess, a hippopotamus goes to a magician to be turned into something that the princess could love in return.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1984

Reviews

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty illustrations, but the story was okay. Maybe a little too cute.

[Candy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was one of my favorite childhood books, I've had it for around 21 years. It's about a love that starts with a desire to be the object of someone's affection and ends with the selfless need to use up oneself to comfort the person whose desire is so extensively sought after.

[Shelley Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book on the transformational power of love.

[Pam Desjardine she-her]

I loved this book! I had it before my daughter was born, but read it to her so many times, she could practically recite it.