Mama for Owen Push-Pull-Slide mysteriously disappears one afternoon on

mysteriously disappears one afternoon on the way to her car after work

Bobo needs a hug

Though he finds some allies

like a run-in with a cat and a new janitor who might be from another planet

Mama for Owen Push-Pull-Slide mysteriously disappears one afternoon onOwen the baby hippo and his mama were best friends. They loved to play hide and seek on the banks of the Sabaki River in Africa. That was all before the tsunami came and washed Owen's world away. But after the rain stops, Owen befriends Mzee, a grayish brown tortoise. He plays with him, snuggles with him, and decides he just might turn out to be his best friend and a brand new mama. Inspired by the tsunami of 2004, acclaimed storyteller Marion Dane