Staff Pick
Molly Idle, the Caldecott Honor author of Flora and the Flamingo, is back with the playful winter tale Flora and the Penguin. This lift-the-flap adventure features Flora and her penguin friend skating, sliding, dancing, and ice-fishing among the glaciers. Molly Idle’s unique use of layered lift-the-flaps creates amazing movement and tells a wonderful story of friendship. Recommended By Kim T., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Having mastered ballet in Flora and the Flamingo, Flora takes to the ice and forms an unexpected friendship with a penguin. Twirling, leaping, spinning, and gliding, on skates and flippers, the duo mirror each other's graceful dance above and below the ice. But when Flora gives the penguin the cold shoulder, the pair must figure out a way to work together for uplifting results. Artist Molly Idle creates an innovative, wordless picture book with clever flaps that reveal Flora and the penguin coming together, spiraling apart, and coming back together as only true friends do.
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"Funny and charming-a winning, worthy follow-up."--Kirkus Reviews
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"A real triumph."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
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"It's clearly another winner."--Common Sense Media, 5-star review
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"Rings with the real emotion of friendship found, lost, and found again... a charmer."--Booklist
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"What a wonderful story it is, about the excitement of making new friends, soothing hurt feelings, and becoming friends again."--Cool Mom Picks
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"Readers will surely enjoy the lively and lovely performance of Flora and Penguin."--Flora and the Penguin
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About the Author
Molly Idle began her career as an artist working for DreamWorks Animation, and from there she leapt into the world of children's books. She lives in Tempe, Arizona.