Hippopotamister

Reviewed by: Mary Lehmer - Freeport Community Library, Freeport, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 8, 2016

Review

This graphic novel is about 2 really good friends at a zoo- a hippo and a red panda. The zoo they live in is really run down and no one comes to see them anymore so the 2 friends leave to get jobs somewhere else. Red Panda is sure he can help them get the best job ever. But it turns out it's not as easy as they thought, especially when Red Panda is doing things that get the 2 of them fired. Hippopotamus decides to just go back to the zoo where he is still unhappy until he comes up with a plan that might fix everything, literally and figuratively. The drawings in here are super. They are full of color and the animals' expressions totally capture what's going on in the story. You will laugh at how Red Panda has no idea that the things he does on different jobs might not be so awesome and might be the reason that they keep getting fired. Hippopotamus is the best friend ever for never pointing that part out. Readers will love that they might have a good idea of just how Hippopotamus can save the zoo. This is a cute graphic novel, a good read aloud as well, that younger children will definitely enjoy.

Overall Book Score: excellent