Such rollicking fun! A class takes a field trip to a (free-range???) zoo, where the hippopotamus has gone mysteriously missing. The students and their unawares teacher (she's very dismissive of one student who quietly asserts--correctly--that he's found the hippo until the very end) attempt to look for it, but not quite everyone knows what a hippo looks like...

I love that the hippo is actually hiding in every spread, and the dust jacket is AMAZING. The endpapers, too, are pretty awesome.

A fantastic selection for a 4+ storytime session--sure to get the kiddos chanting "That's NOT a Hippopotamus!"