Happy Birthday, Fiona
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- Create Date：2022-01-20 01:21:40
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Richard Cowdrey
- ISBN：0310751640
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
Reviews
Becky McGregor
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My students love Fiona and this book will be a hit。 Fiona’s birthday is causing her to get lost in the spotlight what will she do to smooth over the rift her behavior has caused？ This series is a hit and this book will not disappoint！
Carla Johnson-Hicks
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It's Fiona's birthday and she is getting gifts and cards from people all over the world。 She is caught up in all the celebrations and ignores her friends' attempt to spend her birthday with her， so they leave。 When Fiona realizes something is missing from her celebrations， she figures out it is her friends。 She makes invitations to invite them over to help her celebrate。 She realizes special times need special friends。 She shares all her treats and gifts with her friends and everyone has a wonde It's Fiona's birthday and she is getting gifts and cards from people all over the world。 She is caught up in all the celebrations and ignores her friends' attempt to spend her birthday with her， so they leave。 When Fiona realizes something is missing from her celebrations， she figures out it is her friends。 She makes invitations to invite them over to help her celebrate。 She realizes special times need special friends。 She shares all her treats and gifts with her friends and everyone has a wonderful day after all。 This is such a great story。 Of course everyone loves Fiona， such a cute little hippo， but the messages of friendship， sharing and caring are wonderful。 The images are amazing with lots of detail， colour and emotion。 My grandchildren enjoyed the story and we had a great discussion after we read it。 My grandson then read it again to his siblings and I listened to him pointing things out to them as he read。 I definitely recommend this one to families， especially to share on birthdays， as well as to teachers to read to students to teach about friendship， sharing and caring。 。。。more
April
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A truly adorable picture book dedicated to a super adorable hippo。 Cincinnati is extremely lucky to have such an amazing ambassador in its zoo， and the care team is simply put， THE best！！！
Shannonmde
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NetGalley ARC。 Cute hippo。
Jennifer Fischer
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Thank you to NetGally and Zondervan for the opportunity to review an ARC of this title。Fiona is the beloved hippo that lives at the Cincinnati Zoo。 Happy Birthday， Fiona is the latest in a series of picture books featuring the fun and lovable Fiona。 In Happy Birthday， Fiona， Fiona and her friends are excited to celebrate her birthday。 However， Fiona is quickly whisked away by the attention of the masses。 Fiona's friends feel that she doesn't have time for them， but Fiona misses them when she's f Thank you to NetGally and Zondervan for the opportunity to review an ARC of this title。Fiona is the beloved hippo that lives at the Cincinnati Zoo。 Happy Birthday， Fiona is the latest in a series of picture books featuring the fun and lovable Fiona。 In Happy Birthday， Fiona， Fiona and her friends are excited to celebrate her birthday。 However， Fiona is quickly whisked away by the attention of the masses。 Fiona's friends feel that she doesn't have time for them， but Fiona misses them when she's finished her obligations。 Fiona works hard to make her friends feel included and they all enjoy a fabulous party。This book will appeal to young readers， particularly those familiar with the real-life Fiona。 The story helps teach the importance of friendship and explains that being a friend sometimes takes effort。 The illustrations are cute and full of detail。 I especially love all the bright colors on Fiona's fruity birthday cake！I would recommend this book to preschool to early elementary children。#HappyBirthdayFiona #NetGalley 。。。more
Latisha’s Low-key Life
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Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Happy Birthday Fiona4-8-year-olds32 PagesPub Day: January 18， 2022I follow the Cincinnati Zoo on Facebook。 I discovered it about the time Covid hit。 Watching the animals always puts a smile on my face。 Fiona， the hippo， is especially cute！ When I saw this book on NetGalley， I immediately requested it。 It didn’t disappoint。 Absolutely adorable with a good message to boot！ Fiona is so popular she received a heaping pile of presents， cards， & snacks from her admirers。 She was Book Review ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Happy Birthday Fiona4-8-year-olds32 PagesPub Day: January 18， 2022I follow the Cincinnati Zoo on Facebook。 I discovered it about the time Covid hit。 Watching the animals always puts a smile on my face。 Fiona， the hippo， is especially cute！ When I saw this book on NetGalley， I immediately requested it。 It didn’t disappoint。 Absolutely adorable with a good message to boot！ Fiona is so popular she received a heaping pile of presents， cards， & snacks from her admirers。 She was so busy opening gifts & performing for her admirers， she forgot about her friends。 Fiona’s friends wanted to celebrate with her， but she was too busy。 They finally gave up。 While playing with her new toys， she started to feel that something was missing & finally came to the conclusion that she was missing her friends。 After talking to her mom， Fiona decided to invite her friends to a party。 When they came， she shared her presents & food with them。 The pictures are so darn cute; they are bright & colorful。 You can’t help but feel cheerful when looking at them。 This is a top-notch children’s book。 After reading it， you can share real pictures & information about the lovely Fiona。 Just Google the Cincinnati Zoo！ Thank you to #NetGalley， #Zonderkidz for the ebook to read & review。Read more reviews at Latishaslowkeylife。com 。。。more
Maria
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I loved this book！ I have followed the real Fiona for a long time and have seen her birthday parties - this is a real representation of what I have seen。 The illustrations are beautiful; you can see all the animals' personalities leap off the pages。 And the message of the book - gifts are great but they're even better when you share them with your friends。 This is the perfect birthday gift for any child （or lover of Fiona）！ Bonus points for mentioning the need for thank you cards。I received a co I loved this book！ I have followed the real Fiona for a long time and have seen her birthday parties - this is a real representation of what I have seen。 The illustrations are beautiful; you can see all the animals' personalities leap off the pages。 And the message of the book - gifts are great but they're even better when you share them with your friends。 This is the perfect birthday gift for any child （or lover of Fiona）！ Bonus points for mentioning the need for thank you cards。I received a copy from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Larissa
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Who could not love a cute little book about Fiona！ Especially one with such a sweet message。 Little Fiona is celebrating her big day。 She has been showered with gifts， and media。 Meanwhile her friends at the zoo want to celebrate with Fiona too。 But with Fiona so wrapped up in her own celebration will she remember that sometimes the best gift is that of friendship？ I think this book would be the perfect story time book！ Thank you so much Zonderkidz and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advanc Who could not love a cute little book about Fiona！ Especially one with such a sweet message。 Little Fiona is celebrating her big day。 She has been showered with gifts， and media。 Meanwhile her friends at the zoo want to celebrate with Fiona too。 But with Fiona so wrapped up in her own celebration will she remember that sometimes the best gift is that of friendship？ I think this book would be the perfect story time book！ Thank you so much Zonderkidz and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy。 。。。more
Katie
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"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。"Another cute picture book featuring everyone's favorite hippo。 "I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。"Another cute picture book featuring everyone's favorite hippo。 。。。more
MookNana
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What a sweet， cute story！ I love following Fiona's antics on social media and it's so fun to see her starring in her own book！Kids will find this tale so relatable。 Fiona gets lots of attention for her birthday and， after getting caught up in it a bit， she realizes that presents and treats aren't nearly as enjoyable without friends to share them with。 With gentle， loving guidance from her mom she figures out how to make it a great day for everyone。 The illustrations are awesome！ They're so color What a sweet， cute story！ I love following Fiona's antics on social media and it's so fun to see her starring in her own book！Kids will find this tale so relatable。 Fiona gets lots of attention for her birthday and， after getting caught up in it a bit， she realizes that presents and treats aren't nearly as enjoyable without friends to share them with。 With gentle， loving guidance from her mom she figures out how to make it a great day for everyone。 The illustrations are awesome！ They're so colorful and lively and full of detail。 They definitely make the story come to life！ This would be a great addition to pre-K and elementary classroom and school libraries--I'm sure it will be a frequently-read favorite。Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review！ 。。。more
S。A。
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Happy birthday to。 The Cincinnati Zoo's favorite hippo！ Growing older means growing up and maturing。 Watch as Fiona learns how to appreciate the greatest gift of all: time with loved ones。 Happy birthday to。 The Cincinnati Zoo's favorite hippo！ Growing older means growing up and maturing。 Watch as Fiona learns how to appreciate the greatest gift of all: time with loved ones。 。。。more
Sarah C
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Oh my goodness this book is absolutely adorable！ I loved that it was about such a popular little hippo！ It was so cute that the other zoo animals decided to throw her a party and that she needed to express her thoughts to her friends and share！ The illustrations were beautiful and I loved the birthday cake at the end！ I will defiantly buy this for my daughter for her birthday！
Diana N。
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This is such a great birthday book！ Fiona is celebrating her birthday and realized that she missed her friends。 They have a fun animal party。This is a great story about sharing and spending time with others。 I read this with my daughter on her birthday and it was the perfect book because she loves animals。The illustrations in this book are cute and it is the perfect book for celebrating a young child's birthday。 We read this multiple times through。 My daughter now wants to visit the real Fiona！T This is such a great birthday book！ Fiona is celebrating her birthday and realized that she missed her friends。 They have a fun animal party。This is a great story about sharing and spending time with others。 I read this with my daughter on her birthday and it was the perfect book because she loves animals。The illustrations in this book are cute and it is the perfect book for celebrating a young child's birthday。 We read this multiple times through。 My daughter now wants to visit the real Fiona！Thank you to the Publisher and Netgalley for providing me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Kathryn
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Absolutely darling children’s book。 I read the Fiona Christmas book last year so I was happy to see this one show up on NetGalley。 The book follows Fiona the hippo as she celebrates her birthday and learns the importance of sharing both her special day and gifts with her friends。 The illustrations were fun and sweet and perfectly accompanied the story。 Thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz for the ARC。
Kaye
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I am a fan of the real Fiona。 She was born premature weighing only 29 pounds。 I followed her growth and the care she received from the Cincinnati Zoo online。 I even visited the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens to see Fiona。 Happy Birthday， Fiona is part of series of books teaching Fiona （and children） small life lessons。 It's Fiona's birthday and she getting tons of attention from fans， zoo keepers and the media。 And then she realizes that her friends are missing。 Her mom helps her include h I am a fan of the real Fiona。 She was born premature weighing only 29 pounds。 I followed her growth and the care she received from the Cincinnati Zoo online。 I even visited the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens to see Fiona。 Happy Birthday， Fiona is part of series of books teaching Fiona （and children） small life lessons。 It's Fiona's birthday and she getting tons of attention from fans， zoo keepers and the media。 And then she realizes that her friends are missing。 Her mom helps her include her friends in her birthday making everyone happy。 The illustrations are large and colorful。 The message easy to discuss with even small children。 I'm from Utah and realistically none of my students would know about the real Fiona unless I combined it with the first book in the series （which I have on my shelves）。 Kiddos will still enjoy the book whether they know it is based on a real hippo。 This can be read to small children or read by K-2 （an up）。 Thank you NetGalley and Zonderkidz Books for a temporary ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Emilee （emileereadsbooks）
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Thanks to Netgalley and Zonderkidz for a free digital copy。Fiona is always delightful and this birthday book is especially fun！ Fiona is reminded of the importance of inviting your friends in to your celebrations。 The illustrations are beautiful and vibrant and fun。
Jeanie
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A delightful read for all ages。 Who doesn't love a cute hippo。 And a cute hippo with a birthday。 Fiona is celebrating being a year older but she forgets something very important about celebrating。 It is easy to get wrapped into ourselves and forget what the blessing of others。 We need our zoo animal friends to learn the value of friendship and what they bring。 A special thank you to Zonderkidz and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review。 A delightful read for all ages。 Who doesn't love a cute hippo。 And a cute hippo with a birthday。 Fiona is celebrating being a year older but she forgets something very important about celebrating。 It is easy to get wrapped into ourselves and forget what the blessing of others。 We need our zoo animal friends to learn the value of friendship and what they bring。 A special thank you to Zonderkidz and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review。 。。。more
April Oharah Hernandez
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Cute story about everyone's favorite hippo， Fiona。 She comes to realize that presents are not what makes a birthday special。 It is the friends who help you celebrate that are important。 Cute story about everyone's favorite hippo， Fiona。 She comes to realize that presents are not what makes a birthday special。 It is the friends who help you celebrate that are important。 。。。more
Deena
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