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Sylvie: The Colorful Flamingo
Meet a flamingo who learns that being yourself is the best thing to be!
"Mama, why are we pink?" asks an ever-curious young flamingo named Sylvie. When she learns that it's due to the little pink brine shrimp they eat, Sylvie takes the maxim "You are what you eat!" to a whole new level. Her changed diet leads to some colorful new looks--from scarlet to green to positively purple! Ultimately, Sylvie learns the valuable lesson that sometimes it's best just to be yourself. Young listeners will love trying to guess what happens next. This edition is perfect for little hands, and for stowing in backpacks and strollers for reading on the go!
"There is a surprise ending that will surely induce giggles from kids. Sattler's art steals the show; the colors are eye-popping and vibrant, right to the swirling bright endpapers. As Sylvie changes colors the background changes hues as well. This title is sure to create story time magic." --School Library Journal
"Mama, why are we pink?" asks an ever-curious young flamingo named Sylvie. When she learns that it's due to the little pink brine shrimp they eat, Sylvie takes the maxim "You are what you eat!" to a whole new level. Her changed diet leads to some colorful new looks--from scarlet to green to positively purple! Ultimately, Sylvie learns the valuable lesson that sometimes it's best just to be yourself. Young listeners will love trying to guess what happens next. This edition is perfect for little hands, and for stowing in backpacks and strollers for reading on the go!
"There is a surprise ending that will surely induce giggles from kids. Sattler's art steals the show; the colors are eye-popping and vibrant, right to the swirling bright endpapers. As Sylvie changes colors the background changes hues as well. This title is sure to create story time magic." --School Library Journal
34 pages, Board Book
Published May 14, 2019
About the author
Jennifer Sattler
37 books32 followersJennifer Sattler is the author and illustrator of several picture books including Sylvie, Chick 'n' Pug, Pig Kahuna, Chick 'n' Pug Meet the Dude, Uh-oh, Dodo!, and her latest, Pig Kahuna Pirates. After several years of teaching college students, she realized that her "inner goofball" needed to come out. Once she started making books for children, she was hooked. "I really am a 5-year old at heart," she says. "These are my people!"
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February 25, 2025
Meraklı Flamingo, farklılıkları benimseyip kutlama ve kendini olduğu gibi kabul etme temalarını işlemeye çalışan ama okul öncesi çocuklar için yine fazlasıyla zorlama ve soyut kalan öykülerden biri. Flamingo Sylvie, annesine ‘biz neden pembeyiz’ diye sorunca annesi de ‘çünkü canım yediğimiz minik karidesler pembe’ diyor. Bunun üzerine Sylvie ilk gördüğü palmiye ağacının yapraklarını kemirerek başladığı yolda önüne gelenin tadına bakıp renk değiştiriyor. Flamingonun kendini keşfetme yolculuğu ve sonunda kendi özgünlüğünü benimsemesi büyük yaşta çocuklar için belki mantıklı olabilir ama küçük yaş çocukların özdeşleşip anlayabileceği türden değil. İkinci defa okuyacağımız kitaplardan biri olmayacak.
April 19, 2024
it's okay for little kids, I don't know why I had a hold on it at the library, hmmmmm
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