Synopses & Reviews
Lucy has some very strange neighbors with horns, humps, tails, and trunks. That's because Lucy lives next door to the zoo! Every night, she climbs down the long neck of Georgina the Giraffe and listens to one of them tell her a story. Henrietta is hairy and all the other hippos laugh at her. "Henrietta's hairy, Henrietta's hairy!" they sing all day long. Henrietta is unhappy and wants to go where no one laughs at her. So she leaves the safety of the Zambam river and goes in search of a new home. She travels to the desertbut it's too hotto the junglebut it's too scaryand to the mountainsbut they're too steep. But when Snip Snip the bird gives her a trendy new hairdo, Henrietta returns home looking like a princessuntil she goes swimming. Will the other hippos accept her for who she really is?
Synopsis
In a reissue of a classic 64 Zoo Lane story, Henrietta is looking for a new home, but it's hard finding a place to belong Henrietta is hairy and all the other hippos laugh at her. "Henrietta's hairy, Henrietta's hairy!" they sing all day long. So she leaves the safety of the Zambam river and goes in search of a new home. She travels to the desert, but it's too hot; to the jungle, but it's too scary; and to the mountains, but they're too steep. But when Snip Snip the bird gives her a trendy new hairdo, Henrietta returns home looking like a princess—until she goes swimming. Will the other hippos accept her for who she really is?
About the Author
An Vrombaut is a professional animator and the creator of the television show 64 Zoo Lane, which airs on Noggin.