FICTION

Here Comes Firefighter Hippo

by Jonathan LONDON
illus. by Gilles Eduar. 32p. (A Little Hippo Story). Boyds Mills. Sept. 2013. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-59078-968-1. LC 2013931089.
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PreS-K—Little Hippo returns in this follow-up to Here Comes Doctor Hippo (Boyds Mills, 2012) and zooms off in a toy fire truck to put out fires. Along the way he encounters difficulties such as a mud hole and a steep hill, and other animals come to his aid. Childlike gouache paintings depict the African savannah, and observant children will notice the dark clouds rolling in, signaling the lightning storm that sparks a real fire. Little Hippo comes to the rescue and puts it out with the help of his elephant friend's trunk. While children will appreciate the amusing made-up onomatopoeic words, including the "ding-a-ling" refrain, and that Little Hippo wins the day, this slight story does not engage in the way that London's "Froggy" (Viking) books have delighted readers for more than 20 years.—Sharon Grover, Hedberg Public Library, Janesville, WI
Reviewed by Sharon Grover , Sep 01, 2013

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