MerryMakersThe Hiccupotamus Soft Plush Hippopotamus Stuffed Animal Toy, 9-Inch, from Aaron Zenz's The Hiccupotamus Book, Purple

I purchased two plush hippos and the matching books for my three year old grandsons. I thought the idea of a plush hippo that made a hiccup noise when pressed would have the two of them rolling on the floor with laughter. Well, the sound that comes out of the hippo is awful! Nothing like a hiccup! It sounds more like a fake sneeze... Ah chew! Basically, it's just a low pitched and gravily awful noise! The toy itself is very soft and seems well made, but, the sound is a huge disappointment!As for the matching book... it's cute, it's brightly colored. The illustrations are fun to look at. The book, however, is full of made up rhyming words such as centipede/cementipede, rhinoceros/flosserous, shareapy/wherapy/nightmareapy. I found it disappointing!

This is the cutest Hiccupotamus and we love the book so much that we bought everyone of Aaron Zenz books we could find then added the characters as close as possible. I wish every book came with the character like this book does. Also, I noticed the characters throughout this book are also characters in the other books-nice touch

He is simply adorable! So is the book..but the hiccup mechanism in him, does not last long..you should make it sturdier, knowing that small children will be constantly, squeezing the daylights out of it..

The hiccup sounds more like a burp. And the battery cannot be replaced. But otherwise it’s fun to have

Induces laughter and giggles. Great gift!

Very cute and my granddaughters loved these ( I bought 2 for twins) One stopped working after only two months - so now of course we fight over the one that works.

Very cute story and stuffed animal. Soft! I would gift it to an older child. About five or six.

Perfect birthday gift for a little who asked for a Purple Hippo. Great Book and Plush!