Harry Hippo's Holiday

Written by Alan John  |  Illustrated by Quek Hong Shin
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It all starts when Harry gets bored one day and sneaks off for a "holiday." Harry’s friends have fun imagining all the things an adventurous hippo might do. Is Harry at the cinema? Has he seen the Merlion?

Harry, though, despite having met several new animals while on holiday, realises that he misses his friends and his favourite food and that it’s time to go home.

This lively and entertaining story was inspired by Congo, the hippo who slipped out of the Singapore Zoo in early 1974 and evaded capture for more than 40 days. 

Harry Hippo's Holiday will delight wildlife spotters as the illustrations contain no fewer than 15 types of animals, including a banded krait, a purple heron, an Asiatic softshell turtle, and a colugo.