Dr. Hippo Series Review and Giveaway

My oldest son, my Finleypotamus, was born by c-section after a high risk pregnancy. He was born relatively healthy, but his first year of life did end up including several unexpected surgeries. I was a new mom and scared and had no clue what to expect at doctor's visits.

And, now that my boys are a little bit older and have started to get the common childhood illnesses and infections, such as the common cold, earaches, gastroenteritis, fever and sore throat I, along with other moms and dads, struggle to explain what to expect.

Recently, I was given the opportunity to receive and review the entire Dr. Hippo Series of books by Dr. Charlotte Cowan, M.D. I was excited to check these books out, not only because they featured a hippo, but because they looked very educational and fun.

Here is my video review of the Dr. Hippo Series, which includes The Moose with Loose Poops, Sadie's Sore Throat, Katie Caught a Cold, Peeper Has a Fever and The Little Elephant with the Big Earache.

Dr. Cowan's bio from her website:
"Dr. Cowan is a board certified pediatrician who trained and practiced for many years at Boston’s MassGeneral Hospital for Children where she remains on staff. During her clinical years at the MGH, she served on the Faculty of the Harvard Medical School. Additionally, Dr. Cowan has completed a Fellowship in Medical Ethics at the University of Chicago and is a current Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

While in college at Princeton University, Dr. Cowan majored in English and developed a love of creative writing. Before going into medicine, she taught English and worked as a social worker with emotionally disturbed children in New York City.

Dr. Cowan is thrilled to combine her English and medical training by writing stories for children about the illnesses and issues that are important to them. Her first five books, collectively called the Dr. Hippo Series, are about acute infectious illnesses and are written to entertain, educate and comfort both parent and child.

The Little Elephant with the Big Earache was the first title. Published originally in 2004, The Little Elephant has been used nationwide by Departments of Public Health in educational outreach programs. Extremely well received within the medical community, The Little Elephant was released to the trade for the first time in October 2007.

In January 2008, the next three titles in the Dr. Hippo Series were released: Katie Caught a Cold, Peeper Has a Fever, and Sadie’s Sore Throat. The Moose with Loose Poops is being released in January 2009.

Dr. Cowan is married and has three children, ALL of whom have suffered the ailments about which she writes. They live in Eastern Massachusetts."

Buy: All of the books in the Dr. Hippo Series are available to purchase at your favorite local bookstore or online at Amazon. Click here for info. In my opinion, these would be an excellent shower gift or gift for any parent.

Win: Dr. Cowan is generously offering one Potamus Prefers reader the entire Dr. Hippo Series. The winner will receive one copy of each of the following hardcover books: The Moose with Loose Poops, Sadie's Sore Throat, Katie Caught a Cold, Peeper Has a Fever and The Little Elephant with the Big Earache.

For the first required entry, go to the Dr. Hippo website and tell me one thing you learned on the site or on Dr. Cowan's blog.

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This giveaway is open to addresses in the U.S. only and will end July 13, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time. Winner will be posted on this blog (in this post) and will be e-mailed (please be sure to leave an e-mail address if you aren't a blogger or if it isn't part of your profile). You will have 72 hours to reply.