The Hippo at the End of the Hall

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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month June 2018   Award-winning illustrator Helen Cooper’s debut novel is a richly imagined and cleverly crafted story perfectly matched by her own illustrations. ‘Come now or come never!’ reads the mysterious invitation that arrives with the milk one day.

Despite his mother’s protest, Ben knows he must take up the challenge. Working with the diverse inhabitants of the museum, he finds himself caught up in a desperate struggle to save the whole place from the wicked developers. With an underlying plot about the mysterious disappearance of his father this is both a thoughtful and an exciting novel that will fire the imagination of all readers who, like Ben, have ever dared to believe that the animals in a museum might come alive. 

Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for June 2018:

Mariella, Queen of the Skies by Eoin Colfer

Opposites by Roald Dahl

1, 2, 3 by Roald Dahl

The Day War Came by Nicola Davies

The Hippo at the End of the Hall by Helen Cooper

The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship by Philip Pullman

Reviewed by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator.
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About The Hippo at the End of the Hall

The invitation was delivered by bees. It wasn t addressed to anyone at all, but Ben knew it was for him. It would lead him to an old, shambolic museum, full of strange and bewitching creatures.

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