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Fiona The Baby Hippo to Star in a Children’s Book

I found out the best news today. My favorite chubby baby, Fiona the hippo, will be getting her own book–which means you should be adding it on all your gift lists.

If you haven’t fallen in love with Fiona yet, you should now. She was born at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden prematurely–and since, all of her videos have gone viral (which can be found searching the hashtag #TeamFiona). Her survival is one of inspiration, especially in a year that has been tumultuous at best for many. Zoo director Thane Maynard, as a result, wants share and immortalize this story with young readers.

The book will be called “Saving Fiona: Science, Social Media, and the Story of a Baby Hippo” with an audience  “targeted toward elementary school-aged readers.”  It will be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers on Jan. 22, 2019―days before little Fiona’s second birthday.

Even better, a portion of the proceeds from the book will help fund the zoo.

Let’s take a little time out of our day to fawn over Fiona:

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