Sophie’s Library: That’s Not My Flamingo

 That’s Not My Flamingo…

Sophie reading this book to one of her baby dolls with a lovely smile on her face.

    When I asked Sophie why she loves this obviously well-loved book, the first thing she said was “because I can read it!” Listening to her read this book, especially the way she still says “flamingo” is one of the many highlights of parenting her. This is the 1st book that Sophie learned to “read” on her own. I lost track of the nights that we have read this book before she decided to move to a different book. Usually she had me read it first, then she took her turn to read. 

    The back of the book states, “This delightful series of board books is aimed at very young children. The bright pictures, with their patches of different textures, are designed to develop sensory and language awareness. Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely patches.” Sophie has a few of the other books in “That’s Not My…” series but this seems to still be her favorite.

    I adore this book and will probably always be a little nostalgic just because of the emotions I felt the first time I heard her read this book to me. I also love this book for the exact reasons stated on the back cover. The pictures are bright but not annoyingly so, the textures are on each page in a way that isn’t too stimulating. 

    This book was authored by Fiona Watt, illustrated by Rachel Wells, and published by PaperPie, (previously known as Usborne Publishing Ltd.) in the UK and Educational Development Corporation Publishing in the US.

    Sophie received this book from a previous book party with consultant Crystal Watkins. Tap the link to find That’s Not My Flamingo, and maybe even more books 😉 . I will not receive any sort of commission for the purchase(s) you make from the link. 

Creative Prompt:

Give your kiddo a writing prompt to encourage literacy and storytelling. A suggested prompt based on this book could be to write or tell his/her own “That’s not my…” story about an object (teddy bear), person (mom), place (home) that’s not theirs and how they differ, but then tell what, who, or where is theirs!