Flamingo Dream

By Donna Jo Napoli

Book Overview

One day Mamma came early to get me from school. She told me Daddy was in the hospital. I knew that would happen. Indeed, the young narrator and her parents have talked about the fact that Daddy has... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688167969
• ISBN13: 9780688167967
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 5 years and up
• Grade Range: Preschool and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

This book is an excellent choice for children. The author writes in a very straight-forward way. Death is not something that should be a secret. Children need to understand, or at least be exposed, to this concept. Younger children (below age 5) may not grasp the full picture. However, I would recommend this book to any parent or teacher who is trying to broaden their libraries. It is a must have!

About accepting coming death, and finding joy in life

Sensitively written by Donna Jo Napoli, Flamingo Dreams is a color picturebook about a very serious theme -- coping with grief. Told from the point of view of a child losing a father to a slow bout with cancer, Flamingo Dreams is about accepting coming death, coping, and finding joy in life. With a marked art style by Cathie Felstead that is very similar to how young children themselves draw with crayons, Flamingo Dreams is a touching and heartfelt book highly recommended to help young people through great loss.