
I don’t think I can convey the beauty in the art of these illustrations. At first the flamingo is annoyed, but then realizes that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and a friendship is born. Flora apparently has decided that she would like to learn to move as gracefully and sleekly as the large, pink bird. It seems that Flora has stumbled across a beautiful dancing flamingo.

The story is told entirely through graceful illustrations. Wordless books are great for emergent readers, as they help with all aspects of literacy acquisition.įlora and the Flamingo is the story of an unlikely friendship between an aspiring little dancer and a flamingo.Young readers will enjoy the chance to make up their own text for this story.Flora and the Flamingo is a graceful story of an unlikely friendship told completely without words.

Our friends at Sweet on Books explain why: Picture books for kids like Flora and the Flamingoby Molly Idle in which an aspiring young dancer is paired with a beautiful flamingo create memorable story time moments for you and your children.
