Hippopotamister - John Patrick Green

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Résumé :
The zoo isn't what it used to be. It's run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he'll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He's a good employee, whether he's a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself.

Biographie:
John Patrick Green is a human with the human job of making books about animals with human jobs, notably the smash-hit graphic novel series InvestiGators. John is definitely a multiple New York Times-bestselling human author and not just a bunch of animals in a trench coat pretending to have a human job. With over four million copies of InvestiGators in print, John is a successful human being with only two hands and a normal amount of fur. He lives in a Brooklyn apartment that doesn't allow animals other than the ones living in his head....

Sommaire:

From the bestselling creator of the hit InvestiGators series, comes a hilarious and heartfelt story about a hippo determined to make it in the human world.

What happens when a hippo leaves the zoo to become... human?

Life at the zoo has gotten pretty lonely. The exhibits are run-down, the crowds have disappeared, and Hippo dreams of something more. So, with his adventurous friend Red Panda by his side, he sets off into the human world to reinvent himself.

To fit in, Hippo becomes Hippopotamister-complete with a hat disguise and a string of hilarious new jobs. From construction worker to hairstylist to sous chef, Hippo gives every career his all. But no matter how hard he tries to be someone else, he can't shake the feeling that the perfect job is the one where he can simply be himself.

Packed with laugh-out-loud humor, expressive artwork, and an uplifting message about finding where you belong, Hippopotamister is a wildly entertaining graphic novel perfect for fans of funny animal adventures and quirky friendship stories.