{"product_id":"harry-hippos-holiday-1","title":"Harry Hippo's Holiday","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThere once was a hippo who escaped from the Singapore Zoo\nand stayed away for many weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWhere did he go? What did he do? Why did he come back?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAward-winning duo Alan John and Quek Hong Shin return with\ntheir fourth picture book to tell you the story of Harry Hippo and all his\nanimal friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIt all starts when Harry gets bored one day and sneaks off\nfor a “holiday”. Harry’s friends have fun imagining all the things an\nadventurous hippo might do. Is Harry at the cinema? Has he seen the Merlion?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHarry, though, despite having met several new animals while\non holiday, realises that he misses his friends and his favourite food and that\nit’s time to go home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis lively and entertaining story was inspired by Congo,\nthe hippo who slipped out of the Singapore Zoo in early 1974 and evaded capture\nfor more than 40 days. Children can find out more about Congo at the back of\nthe book, in fact pages that include archival photographs and newspaper\nclippings. There are also pages with information about hippos and vocabulary\nboxes to support less confident readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Hippo’s Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e will delight wildlife\nspotters as the illustrations contain no fewer than 15 types of animals,\nincluding a banded krait, a purple heron, an Asiatic softshell turtle and a\ncolugo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN AWARD-WINNING PARTNERSHIP\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarry Hippo’s Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e is Alan John and Quek Hong\nShin’s fourth book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTheir first book, \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/the-one-and-only-inuka\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe One and Only Inuka\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, about the Singapore Zoo’s\nbeloved polar bear, won the Popular Readers’ Choice Awards 2019 in the\nchildren’s English books category.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTheir second collaboration, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/ubin-elephant\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eUbin\nElephant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, was inspired by the true story of a wild elephant on Pulau\nUbin in 1991. It was a finalist for Best Picture Book at the Singapore Book\nAwards 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTheir third book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.sg\/products\/grandmas-tiger\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrandma’s\nTiger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, another tale from real life, when a tiger was “spotted” on Pulau\nUbin in 1997, won both the Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Award 2024, Picture\nBook category; and the Best Picture Book title at the Singapore Book Awards\n2023. It was selected for The International Youth Library’s prestigious White\nRavens 2023 recommendation list of children’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAll four titles are published by Straits Times Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan John\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, a writer and a\ntrainer, and a former deputy editor of The Straits Times. He has written four\nchildren’s picture books inspired by true events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuek Hong Shin\u003c\/b\u003e is a children’s book author and\nillustrator. He has written seven children’s books and illustrated more than\n20.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44885018247375,"sku":"9789815081206","price":16.3,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_877854ee-7325-4b36-876d-52e0f784b475.webp?v=1772590899","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/harry-hippos-holiday-1","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}