The New Hippos

A hippo mama and her child take up residence on the beach and their neighbors aren't especially welcoming, in the follow-up to The Little Hippos' Adventure, The New Hippos by Lena Landstr m, trans. by John Sandin. At first, the young hippos won't let the new hippo child use the diving board, and the adult hippos watch skeptically as Mother Hippo single-handedly builds a hut. Just as the community warms up to the duo, a new crew comes on the scene.