Flora and the Flamingo
Molly Idle
Category: Children’s
Picture Book
Synopsis: Flora
dances with the flamingo.
Rating: *** (3-star scale)
Comments:
In this wordless book, the charming pink illustrations do
all the work. That is, until your little one takes over and tells the story.
I tend to like books with words—I am a word girl, after
all—so a book with no words has to have really good illustrations, and this one
does. They’re simple, but they show the right amount of drama and spirit.
Each move that the flamingo does, chubby little Flora
imitates. I love the sense of serious play captured here.
I bought this book for the library, and when it came in, I
immediately ordered one for myself. My boss looked through it with me, and
since she was never a girly-girl, she didn’t relate. (This one is definitely
“all girl.”)
Some reviewers on Amazon complained of the flimsy paper used
in the fold-outs. Before I read that, I’d thought to myself how sturdy they
were! I know little fingers will rip any book to shreds, though, if not taught
to be careful. The paper quality didn’t bother me.
Would you recommend
this to a friend?
Yes. Though not all would appreciate it, I suppose.
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