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"The Black Flamingo is an essential addition to the canon of queer coming-of-age stories. Dean Atta has gifted us with words that are lyrical, hilarious and intimate. I’m obsessed with this book and you will be too."

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ISBN-13:	9781727467413
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	09/19/2018
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Rudyard Kipling was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling's works of fiction include the classic Just So Stories and The Jungle Book.

Jonas Lauströer studied at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, with a focus on illustration, and now lectures in 3D animation. He is the illustrator of The Hare & the Hedgehog, a Grimm tale published by minedition.

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Curiosity stops just short of being deadly in this adaptation of the Kipling classic. ``In the High and Far-Off Times'' when elephants sported short, ``bulgy'' noses, a young pachyderm full of ``satiable curiosity'' sets off to discover what crocodiles eat for dinner. After a rousing tug-of-war with the Crocodile himself, the Elephant's Child walks away with a new and improved (and quite sore) elongated trunk. Bolam's well-paced version of the tale is sure to perk up the ears of inquisitive listeners. Unfortunately, the text's understated action and gentle humor are overshadowed by random violence--the other animals spank the Elephant's Child whenever he asks a question, and the Elephant Child's new trunk is eventually used to spank them back. Bolam's bright, primitive paintings boldly contrast with airy white backgrounds, and the jungle animals' childlike facial expressions are particularly engaging. Ultimately, though, Kipling's writings remain too sophisticated for the picture book set. Ages 5-up. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

★ 09/01/2020
Gr 9 Up—British-born to a Greek Cypriot mother and Jamaican father, Atta established himself as a poet and performer in 2012. Here he gorgeously debuts as both author and narrator of his novel-in-verse in which his fictional stand-in, Michael Angeli, matures from an end-of-the-millennium baby of a single mother to a young university student finally finding acceptance and community. In between, Mike struggles to understand his place in the world—of being mixed-race, fatherless, isolated, gay, and eventually drawn to his university's Drag Society. His mother, younger sister, and many from his extended family remain constants: "To have a loving family/ is to feel afraid and yet believe/ you are going to be all right." Like the black flamingo found on his mother's Cyprus, "My difference was noted, not degraded." As Mike learns to strengthen his voice—"Your ignorance/ may be innocent but the racism is real"—Atta reminds his readers, "Remember you have the right to be you." VERDICT Fans of outstanding POC poets creating resonating novels-in-verse—Elizabeth Acevedo, Nikki Grimes, Marilyn Nelson, Margarita Engle—will welcome this audio entry of Atta's 2020 Stonewall Award-winning fiction.—Terry Hong, Smithsonian BookDragon, Washington, DC

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"Lauströer [...] brings readers sweeping spreads, filled with energy and movement. There's a lot of humor here, too [...] I hope Lauströer has more picture books in his future." —Kirkus Reviews on The Hare & the Hedgehog

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Celebratory and passionate, Atta’s bold verse novel calls to its readers to find their own blazing, performative inner truth”

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