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The Dancing Hippo

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The Dancing Hippo

Authors & Illustrator

Author:

Bright
Hawk

Illustrator:

Amanda
J
Moore
Second Place Book Award

Second Place Award

Fiction > Children's > Picture & Board Books, Artistic & Technical > Book Cover > Illustration, Artistic & Technical > Audio Book > Overall Presentation

Description

We journey to Africa, with all its sounds and beauty, at sunset with a full moon rising. All the animals are jamming and our main character, Mvuu Kutamba, a hippo, finds themselves in a Hippo Dance Trance! Just then, elephants come down to the watering hole where this is all happening and the bull elephant announces loudly for everyone to hear, “Hippos cannot dance!” Ending the bliss bubble of joy and leaving the hippo to wonder what they did wrong. The hippo is visited by 3 wise characters that share their wisdom about resilience and authenticity. Each in their own way encouraging the hippo to be themselves and do what makes you happy! By the next full moon rise and sunset jam, the hippo is transformed and ready to do a hippo dance trance! The moon even sends a moonglow necklace. And this time, when the elephants arrive, the bull elephant notices and says, I guess hippos can dance! And they dance into the night…