Hoppy Hippo

About the Book

Hoppy is an active, baby hippopotamus that lives in jungles of Tanzania, Africa. After flooding rains, most animals want to hide, but he chooses to go play instead. Hoppy finds himself in an unfamiliar predicament and must rely on help from his herd. He earns his nickname and learns a life long lesson in the process! Children will learn to depend on it and adults can extend the lesson, just like Hoppy’s family did!

About the Author

Liz Charbonnet ODea was an elementary school teacher for 34 Years. The majority of those years were spent teaching young children, not only to read, but to LOVE it! Hoppy was written after sponsoring five children at the Intel Schools & Orphanage in Arusha-Tanzania. All children can benefit from Hoppy’s lesson about faith, learn from the additional texts of BE INFORMED and enjoy vocabulary games included. The book was a combined effort by Liz and its illustrator, Natalie Charbonnet, to provide interesting, fun reading for young children and financial support for the orphanage!