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The Blue Hippopotamus

by Phoebe Gilman, illustrated by Joanne Fitzgerald

Good for
Ages 3 to 5, Ages 6 to 8
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Fantasy and magic
Edition
North Winds Press / 29 pages / ISBN 9780439952606
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