It’s seamless and dynamic visual storytelling. Flora and the Flamingo (Flora and Her Feathered Friends Books, Baby Books for Girls, Baby Girl Book, Picture Book for Toddlers) by Molly Idle 3.8 Hardcover 15.99 17.99 Save 11 Hardcover 15.99 eBook 11. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. There’s an undertone of a growing-up story, too, as Flora almost seems to shed childhood self-consciousness and take her first tentative steps into womanhood. Flora and the Flamingo - Ebook written by Molly Idle. Inset flaps add drama by revealing new poses, and Idle’s crisp, confident drafting produces a reading experience akin to flipping through a series of animation cells. A series of stumbles draws a sharp reaction from the flamingo and a sulk from Flora, but the flamingo relents and the two collaborate on a graceful duet that ends with a joyous flourish. At first, Flora models her movements on the flamingo’s, unbeknownst to the bird. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars.

The call-and-response nature of their dance-the flamingo poses in a series of sinuous movements on the left, Flora does her awkward best to mimic them on the right-produces a series of beautifully lighthearted tableaus. Flora and the Flamingo (Kindle Edition) Published February 7th 2013 by Chronicle Books LLC. Without providing a backstory for the eponymous pair’s curious meeting, Idle (Nighty Night, Noah) imagines a wordless encounter between a lithe, sultry flamingo and a pudgy little girl in a bathing suit, swim cap, and flippers.

Flora and the flamingo by molly idle