Fussy Flamingo

Words by Shelly Vaughan James

Pictures by Matthew Rivera

Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2020

Fussy Flamingo is a tasty, delightfully pink picture book just right for little flamingos. Thank you, Shelly Vaughan James for sending me a copy of your lovely book! It is so sweet!

I love Lola! Lola is a shrimp eating flamingo. Except she does not eat shrimp. So she is not pink. Lola eats other things and looks beautiful. But she is picky (quite like several young ones I know). Shrimp are not her thing, much to the dismay of her beautifully pink parents.

Fussy flamingo Lola is adorable and funny and perfectly like a picky eater. This picture book is a FUN read!

Why I like Fussy Flamingo:

~Adorable Lola

~Lola tries several ‘other’ foods, which make her turn different colors. But not pink.

~The simply shared facts about flamingos (eat shrimp and turn pink, wade in water, etc.)

~The humor

~The repeating refrain after each of Lola’s (not shrimp) meals

~The satisfying ending (which I will not spoil)

~The gorgeous illustrations

~The fantastic flamingo back matter

Thank you, Shelly and Matthew, for creating Fussy Flamingo.