It sat on my "to-purchase" list for a while, but we received a wonderful gift card in the mail for my daughter's birthday, and this book was the first book I purchased.
Flora and the Flamingo
By Molly Idle
Age Range: 4 - 6 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 1
Hardcover: 44 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Ltf edition (February 5, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1452110069
ISBN-13: 978-1452110066
The beauty of Flora and the Flamingo is that it is a wordless picture book, which leaves the pages open to the imagination of both children and parents alike. The story plays out where a little girl,wearing huge flippers and a pink bathing suit, wants desperately to dance like the flamingo. She mirrors the flamingo's movements, but she find herself tumbling and falling. A hurt and embarrassed little girl is comforted by the coy bird, who then shows her some simple ballet moves. Before long, the two are dancing together, ending their dance with an epic cannonball into the water.
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Illustrations by Molly Idle |
The next day, my girls were so in love with the book, they had to take it outside for book inspired play.
It was so much fun to watch them mimic the poses on each page of the book.
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Illustration by Molly Idle |
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Illustration by Molly Idle |
This book is beautifully illustrated, and I cannot express how talented Molly Idle is as a storyteller. The characters effortlessly express emotions, tell a story, and grow a friendship without having to ever say a single word. This book is pure joy, and if there are little girls will ballet slippers in your house, I would recommend adding this book to your library.
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I love your pictures! The book is lovely, of course, but I love your little dancers/yogi even more. xoxo
ReplyDeleteThanks Danzel! Isn't the book so lovely?
DeleteAwesome pictures! I LOVE wordless picture books, and Flora and the Flamingo is a great one. Thanks for sharing your review on the Kid Lit Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie. The girls have so much fun "dancing" with this book.
DeleteI love how your girls acted out the book! How fun!!! They are so sweet together! It looks like they really get along well! Thanks for sharing at the Kid Lit Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteThey do get along really well. Thanks for hosting the Kid Lit Blog Hop. It is such fun visiting all the other blogs.
DeleteFlora is adorable! Wordless pictures books help children make up their own stories based on the pictures. So much fun!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Wordless books are sort of limitless in their possibilities.
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