PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARYReaders 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\' \'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 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.