Absolutely and completely adorable. The second in a series, this book follows the sweet baby hippo Fiona and her zoo friends as they do funny tricks to cheer up a friend who is sad. The story itself is so cute, but my daughters (age 3 and 7) and I enjoyed the pictures so much. After the first time through, my 7-year-old asked me to go through it again just so she could look at each cute zoo animal picture.

I'm grateful for the advanced review copy of this book I received from #netgalley and the publisher in exchange for this honest review.

Really enjoyed this book - had a lovely message to it, and the illustrations were lovely and bright too.
Great book - my daughter loved it

Like so many people, I fell in love with Fiona when the tiny hippo was first born. I was thrilled to see the option to review the ARC for my sweet Fiona’s book!! The book itself is Fiona and her zoo animal friends helping Matilda the Kookaburra find her laugh again. It’s a great message about helping friends and the pictures are so adorable. Perfect book!

Friendship is easy if it's all fun and games, but it is a lot more. This book beautifully tells the story of the importance of helping friends. I like the illustrations and the subject. It may help children understand the true meaning of friendship.

This book ends abruptly....it is just eh. Nothing special. I liked the pictures, but it wasn't enough to encourage a child to read it.

When a friend looses their laugh, something inside you lacks too. Fiona lives at the zoo and when her friend Matilda does not do her belly laugh squawk, Fiona gets the rest of her friends at the zoo to help her friend out. Fiona is a sweet hippo and a good friend. Friendship is done in community and what better community than the zoo.

The illustrations are unique with a great message on friendship.

A Special thank you to Zonderkidz and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

This was such a fun and beautiful book with a great message. My daughter loved it, and really enjoyed the vibrant illustrations. Definitely recommend this one for all kids!

This is a Children's book that I read to my twin boys. I have to say I loved this book. It has a great message in it. This was a fun book with very cute pictures. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Zonderkidz) or author (Richard Cowdrey) via NetGalley, so I can give honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is schedule to be release on May18-2021.

A very sweet story about Fiona the hippo doing all she can to cheer up a friend. The illustrations are amazing and the story is so cute.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Zonderkidz Books for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. This is a children's book. This was a very cute and full of fun book. The illustrations were colorful and beautiful. The animals were all great. I truly enjoyed this book. 5 stars

What a cute story! My son asked me to read this three times in a row, and each time he found a new funny animal costume to laugh about! I loved the illustrations and all of the tiny details to pick up on during rave successive reading.

While I did think this was a simple and cute message about teaming up to cheer up a pal, I felt a little worried that the bird may have wanted to be left alone, and it’s okay sometimes to feel blue and want some “me time”!

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
The illustrations were fantastic.
I thought it was odd that Fiona never asked her friend what was wrong, but she did jump in and "fix" at least the perceived problem. It was a cute little picture book.

With the most adorable pictures, a sweet story, and animals that are already loved by many this book is sure to brighten any child's day.

I voluntarily received and reviewed a complimentary e/copy of this book which I received from the author/publisher. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.

Matilda the kookaburra is down in the dumps, so Fiona the baby hippo and her friends decide to cheer her up. This is a delightful and sweet picture book that shows children how important friends can be when you're down. Adorable illustrations by the author. I especially love Fiona!

I am head over heels in love with Fiona! Gorgeous illustrations and an engaging story will charm your littles (and us older folk too!). Highly recommend all of the Fiona books!