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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book from the publisher in exchange of an honest review.
I have had my eyes on this one for some time, and I was delighted when I found out that the blog tour I signed up to was for this book (yes, don’t ask, when I signed up the name of the book was familiar, but until I got the cover, I didn’t know it was this book!).
This book is about a Red Panda and a Hippo who live in dilapidated zoo. Red Panda is the first to make the step to the big world (because why would one want to live a zoo with nothing to do but lie around and hope someone will do something), and then convinces his best buddy Hippo to come with him and try out some jobs.
What follows is a hilarious sequence of jobs these 2 go through. From banking, to building, from hair things to cooking. They try everything, and well, what happens next is just so funny. Though you can also clearly see what happens and who is at fault for all the things that happen. That is also why I loved Hippo, I am sure he knew what was happening, but just didn’t want a job without his best friend. That is friendship right there.
And it was fun that apparently no one in that world cared that a couple of animals was job hunting.
I am so used to books where the animals have to hide or camouflage themselves in order to get by in the real world. This is just refreshing. Though it raises some questions, are there more animals who can talk? Who can walk on 2 legs? Who can hold a job?
What happens after all the job hunting? Well that is such fun, but I won’t spoil anything. Let me just say that I was delighted with what happened and that I was more than welcoming it. It just fits perfectly, and it also shows the lessons learned from the other jobs.
The ending was just so cute, and so sweet, and my smile was just really big as I finished the book. It really leaves you with a happy, fluffy and warm feeling.
I also just adore the How To Draw parts at the end of the book. I will be sure to try those out soon, because I just love it when authors/illustrators add these kind of things to the book. That you can make your own stories and draw the characters.
The art is also really great and so much fun. I just love how everything is drawn, and how colourful it looks. I especially like the Hippo’s design, and his little hats are cute!
There is also enough care for the backgrounds, and there are lots of details!
All in all? This is awesome! I really loved it and I would highly recommend it to everyone!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
I have had my eyes on this one for some time, and I was delighted when I found out that the blog tour I signed up to was for this book (yes, don’t ask, when I signed up the name of the book was familiar, but until I got the cover, I didn’t know it was this book!).
This book is about a Red Panda and a Hippo who live in dilapidated zoo. Red Panda is the first to make the step to the big world (because why would one want to live a zoo with nothing to do but lie around and hope someone will do something), and then convinces his best buddy Hippo to come with him and try out some jobs.
What follows is a hilarious sequence of jobs these 2 go through. From banking, to building, from hair things to cooking. They try everything, and well, what happens next is just so funny. Though you can also clearly see what happens and who is at fault for all the things that happen. That is also why I loved Hippo, I am sure he knew what was happening, but just didn’t want a job without his best friend. That is friendship right there.
And it was fun that apparently no one in that world cared that a couple of animals was job hunting.
I am so used to books where the animals have to hide or camouflage themselves in order to get by in the real world. This is just refreshing. Though it raises some questions, are there more animals who can talk? Who can walk on 2 legs? Who can hold a job?
What happens after all the job hunting? Well that is such fun, but I won’t spoil anything. Let me just say that I was delighted with what happened and that I was more than welcoming it. It just fits perfectly, and it also shows the lessons learned from the other jobs.
The ending was just so cute, and so sweet, and my smile was just really big as I finished the book. It really leaves you with a happy, fluffy and warm feeling.
I also just adore the How To Draw parts at the end of the book. I will be sure to try those out soon, because I just love it when authors/illustrators add these kind of things to the book. That you can make your own stories and draw the characters.
The art is also really great and so much fun. I just love how everything is drawn, and how colourful it looks. I especially like the Hippo’s design, and his little hats are cute!
There is also enough care for the backgrounds, and there are lots of details!
All in all? This is awesome! I really loved it and I would highly recommend it to everyone!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com
cimorene1558's review against another edition
So cute! And it has a red panda in it! Do you know how few books with red pandas in them there are?
kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
I love John Green's illustrations! Everything is so detailed and crisp. This combined with his inventive storyline that definitely teaches kids that experience leads to being able to succeed in live makes for a must get graphic novel for middle grade classrooms.
arundlestl's review against another edition
5.0
A story of friendship and finding oneself. Adorable Red Panda convinces the hard-working hippo to leave the failing Zoo and find a job among the humans, It turns out the the Hippopotamister is good at a lot of things, and after he learns all that he can from the outside world, he goes back to save the Zoo! Delightfully drawn and sure to be devoured by young readers.
Full disclosure: I received this ARC through Netgalley.
Full disclosure: I received this ARC through Netgalley.
maureen_fox's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted this book to be better than it was - it has a red panda. I love red pandas.
I do think 2nd/3rd graders will enjoy this, though.
I do think 2nd/3rd graders will enjoy this, though.
rdyourbookcase's review against another edition
5.0
I love :01 books, and this was a great example as to why. It was a fun graphic novel with a great lesson. In the end, everything worked out and the animals didn’t give up. They used their skills to make the best of their situation and help others. The “how to draw” section in the back was an excellent touch, too!
listen_learn's review against another edition
5.0
A clean, sweet, graphic-novel for 5-7 year olds? Yes!
abibemade's review against another edition
5.0
This is a perfect first graphic novel. We reread this today and it had the boys giggling.