Big Little Hippo
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Board Book · Ages 0–3 · 2017

Big Little Hippo

Written by Valeri Gorbachev

A tiny hippo discovers the true size of his heart when helping someone smaller.

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22 pages
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Little Hippo is tired of being the smallest in his family and among his friends. Eager to grow up, he feels overshadowed by everyone around him. But when he encounters a creature even tinier than himself, Little Hippo learns a valuable lesson about the power of kindness and the true measure of one's heart. Can he find contentment in his current size, or will he continue to yearn for more? This heartwarming tale explores the idea that sometimes, the biggest impact comes from the smallest actions.

From the publisher

Little Hippo is the youngest in his family . . . and the smallest. Smaller than his parents, his siblings, and all his friends, too. And even though his mom promises he’ll grow, he wants to be big RIGHT NOW! But when he helps a creature even tinier than himself, Little Hippo learns that it’s the size of his heart that counts most of all.

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Format
Board Book
Pages
22
Reading age
0–3
Audience
Board
Lexile
~281L
Themes & topics
Books about growing upBooks about loveBooks about familyBooks about belongingBooks about bugs and insects
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.2
F&P level
~I
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
189128
Publication
Published
March 5, 2019
First published
April 4, 2017
Edition
Language
English
Type
Board Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781454931317

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