Mingo the Flamingo
by Pete Oswald (Author) Justin K Thompson (Illustrator)
From The Bad Seed illustrator, Pete Oswald, and Emmy Award-winning artist Justin K. Thompson comes a hilarious story about a migrating flamingo who crash-lands in Siberia and has no clue who or where he is... Is it a golf club? Is it a garden gnome? No. It's Mingo the flamingo!
From author-illustrator team Pete Oswald and Justin K. Thompson comes a hilarious picture book about a flamingo named Mingo who is ready to fly but gets lost from the rest of the flock during a terrible storm. To make matters worse, when he crashes, he completely forgets who he is and where he belongs. With the help and training from some new friends, he must find the strength to make it back home and reunite with his family.
Mingo the Flamingo's dynamic and artistic style and black-and-white illustrations will be sure to please fans of Hello, My Name is Octicorn by Kevin Diller, The Blobfish Book by Jessica Olien, and other strange and wonderful creatures.
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PreS-Gr 2--It's a big day for young Mingo the flamingo. His bags are packed, and he is ready to head south with his family for the first time. However, a harsh winter storm leaves Mingo on a snowy farm surrounded by strangers instead. With an injured wing and a bump on the head, Mingo meets some new barnyard pals, who help him recover the strength to fly south and locate his family. A bright pink Mingo against a muted snow scene makes a wonderful cover, and the illustrations continue to delight throughout. VERDICT A fun story, full of great lessons on perseverance, migration, and the importance of accepting differences. Mingo should find a home in most picture book collections.--Betsy Davison, Cortland Free Library, NY
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.JUV039140 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Birds
Domestic animals
Amnesia
Migration
