This book is dedicated to Lucas.

May reading forever inspire your imagination.

Harold was a mammal,a large one at that.

He was of the hippopotamus species,if we’re being exact.

Soon after his birth, he was well aware,he was bigger than everyone - everywhere.

From his first day on earth,Harold began to wonder:

Why do I look so different?I’m just a hippo blunder.

No matter where Harold went,he’d cause people to stare;

forcing him to consider,if he had something stuck in his hair.

Try as he might to hide,Harold just couldn’t win.

And he began to question,where would he ever fit in?