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The Flamingo by Guojing

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dogearedqueer's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

katemarieslibrary's review

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

library_kb's review

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emotional hopeful fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This is very nearly a wordless picture book--I think there are 3? sentences in the whole thing. It is the story of a grandma and her granddaughter who is visiting and the story of a flamingo that ties them together in a magical realism way. The artwork is gorgeous and if reading with a kid could prompt some cool analysis discussions. Recommend elementary and up.

kaitlinthern's review

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emotional lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

tripp2mylou's review

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4.0

Not completely wordless but in few words, this book tells the story of a little girl visiting her grandmother and bonding over a story of her grandmother's childhood when she rescued a baby flamingo. It's really beautiful and special and I haven't quite processed why - it's such a simple story -but I am still sitting with it. I love what the illustrator did with the story in pictures - the only thing that was confusing sometimes was the transition between flashback and present because the young version of the grandmother looked so much like her granddaughter in the present.

librerika's review

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.25

A sweet story with lovely art that makes for vivid storytelling, despite there being something like 5 sentences in the entire book. Recommended for ~k-3.