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    The Flamingo

    A Graphic Novel Chapter Book

    Author Guojing
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    Hardcover (Graphic Novel - HC)
    $18.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Studio
    7.44"W x 9.31"H x 0.59"D   | 20 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Sep 27, 2022 | 144 Pages | 9780593127315
    Age 5-8 years | Grades K-3
    Reading Level: Lexile AD430L | Fountas & Pinnell R
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    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.
    ★ "[A] tender tale." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “Immaculately drawn and paced” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    ★ "Guojing's brilliant, near-wordless picture book is a visual feast celebrating family and unlikely friends." —Shelf Awareness, starred review

    ★ “For readers who enjoy emotionally moving stories about family, love, and the power of imagination.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ “Guojing’s expressive digital, watercolor, and colored-pencil illustrations have a timeless, cinematic quality…”—The Horn Book, starred review

    "A loving ode to intergenerational creativity." —The Bulletin
    Guojing is a renowned author, illustrator, and concept artist from China. Her debut picture book The Only Child was a New York Times Best Illustrated book and a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Children’s Book. Her wordless picture book Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home was an ALA Notable Children’s Book and was called “masterful” by The New York Times. Her graphic novel, The Flamingo, garnered multiple starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by NPR. Guojing lives in Canada with her husband and son. View titles by Guojing

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    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.

    Praise

    ★ "[A] tender tale." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

    ★ “Immaculately drawn and paced” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

    ★ "Guojing's brilliant, near-wordless picture book is a visual feast celebrating family and unlikely friends." —Shelf Awareness, starred review

    ★ “For readers who enjoy emotionally moving stories about family, love, and the power of imagination.”—School Library Journal, starred review

    ★ “Guojing’s expressive digital, watercolor, and colored-pencil illustrations have a timeless, cinematic quality…”—The Horn Book, starred review

    "A loving ode to intergenerational creativity." —The Bulletin

    Author

    Guojing is a renowned author, illustrator, and concept artist from China. Her debut picture book The Only Child was a New York Times Best Illustrated book and a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Children’s Book. Her wordless picture book Stormy: A Story About Finding a Forever Home was an ALA Notable Children’s Book and was called “masterful” by The New York Times. Her graphic novel, The Flamingo, garnered multiple starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by NPR. Guojing lives in Canada with her husband and son. View titles by Guojing

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