Hippo and Pig are neighbours as well as great friends. Then one day, Hippo decides to do a good deed for Pig, and cuts down the hedge between them so that they can see into each other's houses. Hippo is disgusted on seeing his neighbour prancing around in a tutu, while Pig is equally revolted by the sight of Hippo chewing his toenails. Can they ever be friends again? Amusing text and hilarious illustrations tell a moral tale of how even good friends need their privacy.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

John Malam worked as an editor at World International before becoming a freelance fiction and non-fiction author in 1994. He is best known for writing the You Wouldn't Want to Be series for Wayland. Sally Anne Lambert has been an illustrator for over 20 years. Her publishing clients have included Ladybird, Macmillan, HarperCollins, Frances Lincoln, Jonathan Cape and Bloomsbury. She also has her own range of greetings cards. Shen Roddie has written many wonderful books for children including our own PLEASE DON'T CHAT TO THE BUS DRIVER and WHOEVER'S HEARD OF A HIBERNATING PIG. She lives in Oxford. This is Jenny's first picture book for Bloomsbury. Jenny splits her time between fine art and illustration and she lives in Montgomery, Wales.