Fiona, Love at the Zoo
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Summary
Join your favorite hippo， Fiona， the adorable internet sensation from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens， as she visits her zoo friends and celebrates how love makes the world more beautiful。 Learn with Fiona as she discovers how different animals show their affection and love。 Fiona， Love at the Zoo is another addition to the wildly successful Fiona the Hippo series of books， created by New York Times bestselling illustrator Richard Cowdrey。
Fiona， Love at the Zoo is:
A perfect way to tell someone you love them
Great for fans of Fiona the Hippo and all zoo animals
A beautiful gift for Valentine’s Day， birthdays， and more， featuring a cover that shimmers and shines with foil and gloss
Part of the Fiona series of books that includes Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona， It’s Bedtime; Fiona Helps a Friend; and the Fiona I Can Read series
Fiona， Love at the Zoo is:
A perfect way to tell someone you love them
Great for fans of Fiona the Hippo and all zoo animals
A beautiful gift for Valentine’s Day， birthdays， and more， featuring a cover that shimmers and shines with foil and gloss
Part of the Fiona series of books that includes Fiona the Hippo; A Very Fiona Christmas; Fiona， It’s Bedtime; Fiona Helps a Friend; and the Fiona I Can Read series
Reviews
Kaye
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I am a fan of the real Fiona。 I followed her growth and care after she was born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo。 I visited the Zoo and Botanical Gardens to see Fiona and hope now to return and see her new brother Fritz。 This Fiona adventure focuses on Love at the zoo and features rhyming words。 The cheery illustrations of many zoo animals perfectly accompany the story。 Children can enjoy the story and animals whether or not they know Fiona is based on a real hippo。 This is a book to read to sm I am a fan of the real Fiona。 I followed her growth and care after she was born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo。 I visited the Zoo and Botanical Gardens to see Fiona and hope now to return and see her new brother Fritz。 This Fiona adventure focuses on Love at the zoo and features rhyming words。 The cheery illustrations of many zoo animals perfectly accompany the story。 Children can enjoy the story and animals whether or not they know Fiona is based on a real hippo。 This is a book to read to small children of read by K-2 （and up）。 Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz for an ARC in exchange for a review。 。。。more
Stacey
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Fiona， Love at the Zoo is a wonderful book for any child。 The story follows Fiona， the famous hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo as she visits different animals。 Each animal shows how they care and love for each other。 A cute story that would make a great read for any child。 The illustrations a beautiful well！
Suzanne
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Fiona， beloved hippo of the Cincinnati Zoo has appeared in several books detailing her remarkable survival after being born two months early。 This new title follows Fiona as she visits friends around the zoo and finds many different ways to express love。 Giraffes entwine their necks。 Monkeys groom each other。 Swans swim together。 Porcupines rub noses。 Wherever she looks， Fiona sees signs of affection - but "her favorite love is back at home。"Rhyming text points out that wallabies cuddle babies i Fiona， beloved hippo of the Cincinnati Zoo has appeared in several books detailing her remarkable survival after being born two months early。 This new title follows Fiona as she visits friends around the zoo and finds many different ways to express love。 Giraffes entwine their necks。 Monkeys groom each other。 Swans swim together。 Porcupines rub noses。 Wherever she looks， Fiona sees signs of affection - but "her favorite love is back at home。"Rhyming text points out that wallabies cuddle babies in their pouches while "chilly penguins peck and nestle。" The illustrations show animals from red pandas to warthogs cuddling， cooing， and enjoying group hugs。 Several of the images cleverly work in the shape of a heart; readers may see it in the necks of two swans beak to beak， or the trunks of two elephants。 Other animals may pose like the peacocks or wrestle like the bears， but they are all showing their closeness in a way typical of their species。 Richard Cowdrey has illustrated many other Fiona books including Fiona Helps a Friend and A Very Fiona Christmas。 Fans will be happy to add another book about the world's favorite baby hippo to their shelves。 Due for publication November 15th， in time for Christmas or to prepare for Valentine's Day early。 I read an advance copy provided by the publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Alisha
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Sweet， charmingly illustrated rhyming book about Fiona the hippo observing lots of different families and pairs of animals showing affection to each other。 This book would make for lovely bedtime reading by parents with their children！Thanks to Netgalley and Zonderkidz for this digital review copy。
Readsandeats
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This was such a lovely book。 The illustrations were beautiful and added so much to the whole feel of the book。 Fiona， goes round the zoo seeing how some of the other show each other love。 If you have young children they would love this book and I would recommend it。
Leslie
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You can see all my reviews here: Books Are The New Black 4。5 In honor， of Fiona’s new brother- I am posting early！！！！ Yay， another baby hippo！！ We are so excited and Ollie can’t wait to visit him！ 🥰🥰I requested this book so fast！！ We are from Cincinnati and Fiona is so special to us。 How cool is it to go to the zoo and see her in real life， all the time？！ We own all the books but I was really excited to get an arc of this one。Like all the Fiona books， this one is so sweet and special。 Love at th You can see all my reviews here: Books Are The New Black 4。5 In honor， of Fiona’s new brother- I am posting early！！！！ Yay， another baby hippo！！ We are so excited and Ollie can’t wait to visit him！ 🥰🥰I requested this book so fast！！ We are from Cincinnati and Fiona is so special to us。 How cool is it to go to the zoo and see her in real life， all the time？！ We own all the books but I was really excited to get an arc of this one。Like all the Fiona books， this one is so sweet and special。 Love at the zoo， is always something you see with the animals。 I loved the beautiful illustrations and so did Oliver！ He loves the zoo and seeing that it was Fiona had him really excited。 It’s such a sweet book and perfect for Valentine’s Day！ He kept “aww-ing” throughout this book。 For us this was a hit from the beginning but I think your kids would love it without knowing who Fiona is。 It’s about animals at the zoo and love， what could be better？！ There’s also some rhyming in here， which I appreciated。I highly recommend this one if you are from the area or love Fiona！ Even if you don’t… I think your kids will still enjoy it！Many thanks to Netgalley and Zonderkidz for an e-arc to review。 。。。more
Malissa
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I’m completely underwhelmed by this book， I don’t really see any point to the storyline， its about love， Fiona the hippo has her love （her baby）。 Also I struggle to see anything that I could use for teaching， as there are better books out there to show off animals。 I wouldn’t pick this book for that reason， however if you have a strong affection for the Fiona stories， then you will love this one too。The illustrations are however very beautiful， a lot of cuddling animals…
Dani Hill
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Advanced （ebook） copy review: This was a super fun read that my 7yr old and I enjoyed together。 In this book Cincinnati Zoo's world famous hippopotamus， Fiona， takes a journey around the zoo and sees how her animal friends show affection and love。 The reader learns about how different animals at the zoo show love to their families and friends。 Some share the food， some snuggle， some boop noses， and at the end Fiona shows us her favorite way to show love to her hippo friends and family Advanced （ebook） copy review: This was a super fun read that my 7yr old and I enjoyed together。 In this book Cincinnati Zoo's world famous hippopotamus， Fiona， takes a journey around the zoo and sees how her animal friends show affection and love。 The reader learns about how different animals at the zoo show love to their families and friends。 Some share the food， some snuggle， some boop noses， and at the end Fiona shows us her favorite way to show love to her hippo friends and family 。。。more
Ezra
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The Fiona books continue to be adorable and fun to read！ They're popular with the kids at my library and it's good to see there will be more for them to read。My only grievance was with the fact that when some of the animal couples were shown one was given eyelashes （the first example I noticed was with the swan）， I assume to show they were feminine， even though everything else about the illustrations was realistic and otherwise enjoyable。 Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz for making this ava The Fiona books continue to be adorable and fun to read！ They're popular with the kids at my library and it's good to see there will be more for them to read。My only grievance was with the fact that when some of the animal couples were shown one was given eyelashes （the first example I noticed was with the swan）， I assume to show they were feminine， even though everything else about the illustrations was realistic and otherwise enjoyable。 Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz for making this available in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Amber Wessies
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Great illustrations and a cute story about how different zoo animals show affection
Alice
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4 stars for this book that celebrates love at the zoo in animal family unitsI read this book as a digital advanced reading copy from the publisher。
oohlalabooks
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Oh gosh how cute is this！ The story expresses love， it’s easy to read， and the colors are bright。 Thank you to the publisher and author for a copy。
Sarah Dodds
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Fiona’s book about love at the zoo is fantastic。 I loved the rhyming prose and think my first graders would love using this book to studying rhyme。 I think it’s a wonderful book when rhythms like Boynton to introduce children from a very young age to the animals they can see at the zoo。 Highly recommend！ Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz-Books for making this arc available for me to read and fall in love with ❤️
Kelsey Goddard
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The beautifully detailed and colorful illustrations and rhyming text tell a sweet story about how animals at the zoo show affection for one another。 The real life Fiona is a well known hippo from the Cincinnati Zoo， but you don’t need to visit the zoo to fall in love with the Fiona books （although it might give you a great reason to take a trip there！）Fiona， Love at the Zoo would make the perfect baby shower or Valentines Day gift。 There is even space at the beginning of the book to write a spec The beautifully detailed and colorful illustrations and rhyming text tell a sweet story about how animals at the zoo show affection for one another。 The real life Fiona is a well known hippo from the Cincinnati Zoo， but you don’t need to visit the zoo to fall in love with the Fiona books （although it might give you a great reason to take a trip there！）Fiona， Love at the Zoo would make the perfect baby shower or Valentines Day gift。 There is even space at the beginning of the book to write a special message to dedicate the book （This book is for: With Lots of Love From: On this date:）Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for the advance digital copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Laura
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This is a beautiful book about love and all the different ways you can show someone how you love them。My daughter absolutely loved this book， the illustration’s are beautiful she loved the rhyming aspect of it。 Thank you NetGalley for the ARC。
Hallpassreader Carrie Prock
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Fiona is a baby hippopotamus。 She lives in a zoo with her mom。 In the story she observes the other animals at the zoo and sees how they express love to each other。The illustrations in this book are top tier。 They look accurately drawn but still have that cartoon-like whimsy。 There are also a wide range of animals depicted。 The more commonly known animals are mixed in with the lesser known animals。 This makes the book very informative and educational。 And I know the baby animals shown will be a b Fiona is a baby hippopotamus。 She lives in a zoo with her mom。 In the story she observes the other animals at the zoo and sees how they express love to each other。The illustrations in this book are top tier。 They look accurately drawn but still have that cartoon-like whimsy。 There are also a wide range of animals depicted。 The more commonly known animals are mixed in with the lesser known animals。 This makes the book very informative and educational。 And I know the baby animals shown will be a big hit with all ages。As you flip through the book you forget all about Fiona being the main character。 It feels like a surprise in the last pages of the book when you see her again。 While the book gives sweet rhymes about the other animals， there is almost no information about hippos。 I would have liked to have some information seeing that the main character and title of the book is a hippopotamus。 。。。more
Karen Firstbrook
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Fiona， Love at the Zoo is an adorable children’s picture book that will be perfect to help young readers celebrate and appreciate love in all its forms This is another book in the Fiona series and I expect it will be well received by adults and children alike who are following Fiona’s story。 The artwork is beautiful and follows Fiona through the zoo as she appreciates all the different ways that animals show love。 From the giraffes and elephants to the warthogs and red pandas， each animal group Fiona， Love at the Zoo is an adorable children’s picture book that will be perfect to help young readers celebrate and appreciate love in all its forms This is another book in the Fiona series and I expect it will be well received by adults and children alike who are following Fiona’s story。 The artwork is beautiful and follows Fiona through the zoo as she appreciates all the different ways that animals show love。 From the giraffes and elephants to the warthogs and red pandas， each animal group has a unique way they show love to each other。 The simple rhymes and classic illustrations are sure to delight all who read this book。 Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bre Love
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What a beautifully illustrated picture book。 Fiona， Love at the Zoo is a great book for kids to learn about animals and how they care for each other。 The author does a great job at giving words a poetic flow Making it easy to read at night when your little ones trying to fall asleep。 The illustrator does a great job at giving your little one a lot of different Things to point out when listening is not something they want to do。
KayDee Osmon
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I fell is love with Fiona when she was born just like the rest of the world and u love being able to read about her goin on adventures。 I will definitely be buying and reading this book to my daughter。
Jenessa
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I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review。 What a sweet read！ The illustrations were fantastic and lifelike and the message was easy for kiddos to grasp。 Highly recommend！
Briel
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Fiona， Love at the Zoo， is a sweet rhyming tale of how animals show their love for one another accompanied by gorgeous pictures。 Little （and big） kids will love the pictures of the adorable animals and all readers will appreciate the easy cadence and soft rhythms。 The end strayed from the cadence a bit， which was a little jarring， but overall， a sweet tale for all animal lovers。 Thank you to Zonderkidz and NetGalley for the advance electronic copy and the chance to review this adorable tale。
Dione Basseri
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A simply rhyming picture book about how animals show affection， all guided by Cincinnati's most famous resident。 NetGalley is loaded with books about Fiona， most of them early readers， so if your child gets attached to Fiona here， look forward to a progression of upcoming books to help your little one to read。The art style is very。。。chubby？ Bubbly？ Which matches the subject of Fiona， to be sure！ For the most part， the animals are drawn with a nice level of realism （excepting the peacock's wings， A simply rhyming picture book about how animals show affection， all guided by Cincinnati's most famous resident。 NetGalley is loaded with books about Fiona， most of them early readers， so if your child gets attached to Fiona here， look forward to a progression of upcoming books to help your little one to read。The art style is very。。。chubby？ Bubbly？ Which matches the subject of Fiona， to be sure！ For the most part， the animals are drawn with a nice level of realism （excepting the peacock's wings， which keep throwing me on looking back）， plus rosy cheeks。 It's the rosy cheeks that make me thing the animals are kind of bursting at all times。 But it's consistent， and I think kids would enjoy it。Almost every page has a hidden or not-so-hidden heart， mostly made from cuddling animals themselves。 My kid liked looking through and finding all the hearts， so I do wish the motif had been repeated on EVERY page， instead of it being absent from just a few。Advanced review copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more
Andrea Smith
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Fiona， Love at the zoo I enjoyed watching Fiona the Hippo growing up in front of the camera and I am excited for this book。 In this story， Fiona takes us on a tour of the zoo。 We meet several interesting animals and learn how each animal shows their love。The stars of the show， for me， were the adorable and incredibly detailed animal portraits。 This picture book is colorful and should hold your child's attention。 This is a super sweet book that would be a great choice for any library。 Thank you， Fiona， Love at the zoo I enjoyed watching Fiona the Hippo growing up in front of the camera and I am excited for this book。 In this story， Fiona takes us on a tour of the zoo。 We meet several interesting animals and learn how each animal shows their love。The stars of the show， for me， were the adorable and incredibly detailed animal portraits。 This picture book is colorful and should hold your child's attention。 This is a super sweet book that would be a great choice for any library。 Thank you， NetGalley and Zonderkidz， for providing me with a digital ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
Theediscerning
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Not for the first time this artist knocks it out the park with his winsome yet incredibly detailed animal portraits。 Here we get a verse showing us all the necking and cooing going on at the zoo – the giraffes need a knot expert to un-entwine their necks， swans do the heart-shaped thing with their necks as if they've been watching Gareth Bale， and red pandas （the man has a thing for them， I think） look supremely cute。 Visually it has to be five stars， but I think overall four and a half， based o Not for the first time this artist knocks it out the park with his winsome yet incredibly detailed animal portraits。 Here we get a verse showing us all the necking and cooing going on at the zoo – the giraffes need a knot expert to un-entwine their necks， swans do the heart-shaped thing with their necks as if they've been watching Gareth Bale， and red pandas （the man has a thing for them， I think） look supremely cute。 Visually it has to be five stars， but I think overall four and a half， based on the chances of re-reading happening by choice and for the content， which is great yet lacking the killer， essential touch。 。。。more
Jessica
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We first discovered Fiona in a story at our local zoo last year。 My son loved it so I hoped this one would be a hit as well。My son greatly enjoyed it！The illustrations are beautiful and the story itself kept him entertained。 We both agree it is 5/5 stars！
Jessica
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We first discovered Fiona in a story at our local zoo last year。 My son loved it so I hoped this one would be a hit as well。My son greatly enjoyed it！The illustrations are beautiful and the story itself kept him entertained。 We both agree it is 5/5 stars！
Amanda Murphy
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。Fiona， Love at the Zoo is a nice addition to the leveled reader series with the same main character。 I always love books about mom/dad/baby snuggles。 This book in unique in that it focuses on the love in a family， not just between parent and child。
Tina
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This is a Cute and Fun Children's Book that I read to my twin boys。 This was a fun book， and the pictures were so cute。 My boys really enjoyed this book， and they loved the pictures。 If your kid loves animals this is a great book for them。 I received an ARC of this book。 This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are。 This is a Cute and Fun Children's Book that I read to my twin boys。 This was a fun book， and the pictures were so cute。 My boys really enjoyed this book， and they loved the pictures。 If your kid loves animals this is a great book for them。 I received an ARC of this book。 This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are。 。。。more
Bethany
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This delightful picture book brings us back to the zoo with Fiona and， through rich illustrations and sweet rhymes， explores the different ways that animals show each other love and affection。 You can extrapolate the story into a discussion of how you and your family show and express love and affection for one another and for friends。 This book would make a lovely gift and is perfect for reading at bedtime or anytime you want to curl up and snuggle with a little one。One of the fun things about F This delightful picture book brings us back to the zoo with Fiona and， through rich illustrations and sweet rhymes， explores the different ways that animals show each other love and affection。 You can extrapolate the story into a discussion of how you and your family show and express love and affection for one another and for friends。 This book would make a lovely gift and is perfect for reading at bedtime or anytime you want to curl up and snuggle with a little one。One of the fun things about Fiona books is that they are based on a real hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo。 You can pair these books with photos and videos from–or even a trip to–the Cincinnati Zoo。This is another lovely addition to the Fiona collection。I received a copy of the book from Zonderkidz and NetGalley。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Cathy
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Using rhyming text， Fiona shares how animal families demonstrate their love for one another。 Certain to be a popular addition to Early Childhood and Elementary Libraries。
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