Here Comes Firefighter Hippo

by Jonathan London, Gilles Eduar (Illustrator)

Overview

New York Times best-selling author Jonathan London explores how even the smallest Hippo can be a big help when he teams up with his friends.

Today Little Hippo is playing firefighter. But as Firefighter Hippo pedals his fire truck through the jungle, he gets trapped in a mud hole, tangled in tall grass, and stuck on a hill. That's nothing compared to the biggest surprise of all—a real fire. It's a good thing the little firefighter knows exactly what to do!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635923377
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	10/05/2021
Series:	A Little Hippo Story
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.14(d)
Lexile:	AD550L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Jonathan London is the author of more than eright books for children, including the Froggy books. He lives in Graton, California.

Gilles Eduar is the author and illustrator of Gigi and Zachary Go to Work, Dream Journey, and Jooka Saves the Day. He has illustrated more than twenty books, ten of which were first published in France. He lives in Brazil.

Editorial Reviews

"Little Hippo's story charms readers with copious onomatopoeia. Observant readers can see clues as to the next animal Little Hippo will encounter in the gouache illustrations, which are full of Seuss-ian colors and de Brunhoff-eque shapes. What job will Little Hippo tackle next? Readers will be there for it." — Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

09/01/2013
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

School Library Journal

The imaginative Little Hippo is back, this time as a pint-sized firefighter. Dressed in a firefighter's coat and hat, Little Hippo jumps into his adorable (and lifelike) pedal car--readers will drool, as it's the perfect fire engine, complete with bell, ladder and hose--and he's off to fight fires. But his job is not without its obstacles. He gets stuck in the muck where Big Hippo is wallowing. "Big Hippo bumped and thumped and--plup!--pushed the fire truck out." Then, he gets trapped by the tall grass (Graceful Gazelle comes to the rescue) and can't quite make it up a steep hill (Very Tall Giraffe acts as a crane). Then it's past Laughing Hyena (who laughs at him) and a very quick zip past snoring Lion. Suddenly, there's thunder and lighting. Could it be? A real fire! Firefighter Hippo's reaction is spot-on childlike--he goes to look for help, finding it in Elephant. Quite satisfied with the job he has accomplished, Firefighter Hippo heads home to show Mama how he puts out fires, squirting her with his fire hose. More engaging than London and Eduar's first collaboration (Here Comes Doctor Hippo, 2012), Little Hippo's story charms readers with copious onomatopoeia. Observant readers can see clues as to the next animal Little Hippo will encounter in the gouache illustrations, which are full of Seuss-ian colors and de Brunhoff–esque shapes. What job will Little Hippo tackle next? Readers will be there for it. (Picture book. 2-6)

Kirkus Reviews