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Crow, Kristyn

Hello, Hippo! Goodbye, Bird!

32 pp. | Knopf | April, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-553-50990-8 $15.99 | Library ISBN 978-0-553-50991-5 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-553-50992-2
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Poly Bernatene. Even though Bird makes a great umbrella, keeps Hippo "bug-free," and tells jokes ("I'm a hippopota-mustache"), Hippo repeatedly shoos Bird away. The nod toward symbiosis gets lost in the predictable reluctant-friends plot, and Hippo and Bird's reconciliation comes too suddenly to feel authentic. However, energetic mixed-media illustrations shift color to reflect Hippo's mood and expand on the limited dialogue-based narrative.
Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

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