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It looks like trouble when Fragility, a hippopotamus whose feelings are easily hurt, meets Rudy, a rude elephant, on the soccer field.

Helpful Betty the hippopotamus hears a cry and sets off to rescue a monkey she assumes is stuck up in a tree.

In this picture book classic that belongs on every reader's shelf, two lovable hippos impart funny lessons on the true meaning of friendship. Like all best friends, George and Martha do everything together. George and Martha teach each other (and adoring readers) that even in a close friendship, privacy is important, practical jokes can sometimes backfire, and among other things, pouring split pea soup into your loafers to spare the chef’s feelings...

Five new episodes in the friendship of the two hippopotamuses.

Hippopotamuses celebrate their belly buttons. "Shiny, sturdy, and featuring a navel-shaped die-cut cover, this board book from bestselling and beloved Sandra Boynton provides enduring, giggly, read-aloud fun. Hoping for hippos? Take a look! They’re in this Belly Button Book! Featuring a beachful of bare-bellied hippos—including one tiny baby who only says BEE BO!—this quirky book captivates with inimitable illustrations and joyful rhyming...

Though their friendship is often tested, George and Martha survive with a sense of humor.

Five brief episodes about two friends, George and Martha, who happen to be hippopotamuses.

Business is bad at Mrs. Hippo's Pizza Parlour until her son William has a brilliant idea.

When a hippopotamus discovers a spot on her bottom, it seems every creature in the jungle knows what it is and how to cure it.