The Flamingo: A Graphic Novel Chapter Book
- Subject
- Comics & Graphic Novels - General
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 144
- Publisher
- Random House Studio
- Size
- 18.8 cm × 23.5 cm
- ISBN
- 9780593127315
A stunning graphic novel filled with gorgeous, whimsical illustrations about an imaginative girl and a bright pink feather that leads to a journey with a baby flamingo. A "perfect" (Shelf Awareness) chapter book from the highly acclaimed creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year, The Only Child.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Kirkus Reviews • School Library Journal • Shelf Awareness • Horn Book
A little girl arrives, excited for a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao. The girl and her grandmother search for shells, chase crabs, and play in the sea, but when the girl finds an exquisite flamingo feather in her grandmother's living room, her vacation turns into something fantastical.
This nearly wordless graphic novel begins in nostalgic sepia toned illustrations and explodes into riotous color as Lao Lao tells her granddaughter the story of a little girl who finds herself as the caretaker of a baby flamingo.
The Flamingo is a tale of imagination, reunions, and connection that readers are sure to reach for again and again.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR • Kirkus Reviews • School Library Journal • Shelf Awareness • Horn Book
A little girl arrives, excited for a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao. The girl and her grandmother search for shells, chase crabs, and play in the sea, but when the girl finds an exquisite flamingo feather in her grandmother's living room, her vacation turns into something fantastical.
This nearly wordless graphic novel begins in nostalgic sepia toned illustrations and explodes into riotous color as Lao Lao tells her granddaughter the story of a little girl who finds herself as the caretaker of a baby flamingo.
The Flamingo is a tale of imagination, reunions, and connection that readers are sure to reach for again and again.
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What reviewers said
"[A] tender tale." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“Immaculately drawn and paced”
"Guojing's brilliant, near-wordless picture book is a visual feast celebrating family and unlikely friends."
“For readers who enjoy emotionally moving stories about family, love, and the power of imagination.”
“Guojing’s expressive digital, watercolor, and colored-pencil illustrations have a timeless, cinematic quality…”
"A loving ode to intergenerational creativity."
