The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park

DISCOVER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY**Readers adore Healing Hippo:'I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book' *****'How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book' *****'I almost wept on my train home from work' *****'It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home' *****'Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book' *****Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children's playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community. Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko hippo:-Kanato presses his head to the hippo's cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored;- Sawa, a lonely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;- Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others;- Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain. - despite Kazuhiko's fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life's everyday wonders. A quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama's beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader's heart.

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Readers adore Healing Hippo:
''I wanted to discover the magical hippo in myself as I read this book'' *****
''How does Aoyama depict human emotion so vividly? I imagined myself in this book'' *****
''I almost wept on my train home from work'' *****
''It gripped my heart. I wish there was a magical hippo near my home'' *****
''Whenever I feel hurt, I want to re-read this wonderful book'' *****
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‘Kabahiko is an amazing hippo. People say that if you touch the area of his body that you want to make better on yours, he’ll provide a cure''

Nestling at the bottom of a five-storey apartment block is the children''s playground, Hinode Park. If you look to the side, standing on stubby legs, is a hippo. Its upturned eyes give it a teary look, yet for decades, its quiet power has sustained the hearts of one community.

Meet the neighbours who will reach out to kabahiko:
-Kanato presses his head to the hippo''s cheek, hoping to recover the stellar marks he once scored;
- Sawa, a konely new mother, strokes its mouth, hopes to connect as she once did when she was an award-winning retail assistant;
- Chiharu, a wedding-planner, hopes to be able to listen for the happiness of others;
- Yuya avoids sports day with a fake injury, only to find he really is in pain.
- despite Kazuhiko''s fading eyes from too much editorial work, he will learn to see life''s everyday wonders.

A quietly powerful story of hope, friendship and connection, Michiko Aoyama''s beloved bestseller is a celebration of everyday encounters. Its subtle portrayal of the magic of community will lodge itself in every reader''s heart.

• | Author: Michiko Aoyama, Takami Nieda
• | Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2025
• | Number of Pages:
• | Language: eng
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781529949766
• | ISBN-10: 1529949769