Based on real events that occurred in Kenya when a baby hippo was left orphaned after the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Owen's loss of his mother is treated carefully, and when he finds his new mother, a turtle named McZee, the story has a happy ending.

Tikki Tikki Tembo: What's in a name? A great deal according to the Chinese of long ago who honored their first son with the grand, long name Tikki Tikki Tembo. But such names can be very dangerous. Hot Hippo: Hippo was hot. He longed to live in the water like the fishes instead of on dry land. But will Ngai, the god of Everything and Everywhere give Hippo permission to do so? The Tender Tale Of Cinderella Penguin: Ciinderella Penguin loses her magic...