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This is an adorable book! The story is fun and the illustrations are the cutest thing EVER!!!!!!!! Great for kids and I must recommend it for adults too!
Cute pictures but a disappointing representation of a true story.
Cute story with fun illustrations.
Wasn't my favorite.
I'm sorry, but WHY does Fiona the Hippo have absurdly long, emphasized eyelashes? It's creepy and weird.
This creative-nonfiction version of the now-famous, prematurely-born Fiona the Hippo (Cincinnati Zoo) is a charmingly portrayed approach. It views the "little one"'s early struggles, undaunted spirit, and eventual ability to grow and thrive through the imagined eyes of fellow zoo animals. Before you declare these irresistible illustrations as overly humanized, take close looks at two other purely nonfiction picture books about Fiona's story: Saving Fiona: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Bab...
Such a sweet story about a little hippo.
My daughter and I were both bored with this one. Would have preferred more facts on the premature hippo.
That was the cutest 6 minutes and 33 seconds of I’ve had ever listened to. Fiona is the best!
This story is a narrative about the birth of a premature hippo at Cincinnati Zoo. This hippo was named Fiona, and she only weighed 23 pounds at birth, which is less than half of what she is supposed to weigh! It starts off with the excitement of all the other animals at the zoo. They are all very eager to meet the new baby hippo. The story goes on to tell all about Fiona’s struggles and triumphs growing up at the zoo with the help of adorable illustrations alongside the way. I loved the book an
Quite a disappointment. This is a weird fantasy with strange illustrations and a silly storyline. Why would there be any need to make up something when the TRUE STORY is so good? Why make a book with odd illustrations (Fiona looks like a deranged Muppet Baby with false eyelashes) when there are literally tons of photos and other images of Fiona from the start? I don't understand this. I love Fiona and her true life story (which is already plenty inspirational on its own, I might add)--but please...
Adorable story about a hippo born in a zoo. She is small but she grows and learns and takes on the world. Very sweet story.
Fiona tells the story of the internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and captures the audience's hearts by the vivid animal illustrations. I thought the excitement from the other animal's dialogue was very creative and reinforced how Fiona became a hit in real life. I thought the author did a great job of exploring the stages Fiona goes through with her parents and wanting to make friends. I think the challanges she faces is a great representation of all the changes young readers will face du...
Please note that this review is written for my use as a librarian and may not appeal directly to readers. Please review at your own risk.Accelerated Reader has this book listed as being for lower grades, or readers in Kindergarten to 3rd grade. They also have listed that this read is worth 0.5 AR points.Such a cute picture book! The illustrations are really well done. As a child who loved the zoo, I would have adored reading this book with my parents. It’s a short, easy story. It could certainly...
*Read for free with Kindle Unlimited*Artwork was beautiful and really cute (4 stars for that) but the story itself was underwhelming. I think the younger part of the age range would like this more.
I feel bad giving such a cute book only 2 stars, but I was expecting a true story of the little hippo who became a media sensation, and instead got a fantasy based only very loosely upon the real Fiona's story. The tiniest tots will be amused by the sweet baby exotic animals, but older readers may want a bit more background on the real Fiona. This is neither here nor there, but the book depicts a pair of white tiger cubs at a major, accredited zoo. Legitimate zoos no longer breed white tigers, a...
First sentence: On a cold winter's night, a baby hippo was born. Premise/plot: This picture book is loosely based on a true story. It is the story of a premature hippo named Fiona who lives at the Cincinnati Zoo. The perspective is not from the zookeepers but from Fiona herself and other animals at the zoo. There is a LOT of dialogue. I would recommend Saving Fiona by Thane Maynard instead because it is more factual and realistic. It is also packed with photographs.My thoughts: If you enjoy stor...
So Fiona is a real hippo, but this is a fiction story (I mean the pool party), it's cute, and while the general facts are correct, it is quite clearly a fantasy. Artwork is beautiful though.
I don't think it's clear that Fiona is premature and underweight.
A generous 3 stars from me. Fiona is absolutely a queen so I needed this book. The illustrations are cute, and the concept is cute (the other animals in the zoo want to meet Fiona), but the text itself is so incredibly lackluster. It has this repeated refrain that is, like, syntactically awkward. Another couple editing passes probably would have yielded something better. They really should have gotten Kara Brown, formerly of Jezebel, to write the text, because she really has what it takes: https...
