Mingo the Flamingo - by Pete Oswald & Justin K Thompson (Hardcover)

About the Book

Mingo is injured and loses his memory when he faces a bad storm during his first migration, but he makes friends who will do whatever it takes to help him heal and get back where he belongs.

Book Synopsis

From The Bad Seed illustrator, Pete Oswald, and Emmy Award-winning artist Justin K. Thompson comes a hilarious story about a migrating flamingo who crash-lands in Siberia and has no clue who or where he is...

Is it a golf club? Is it a garden gnome? No. It's Mingo the flamingo!

From author-illustrator team Pete Oswald and Justin K. Thompson comes a hilarious picture book about a flamingo named Mingo who is ready to fly but gets lost from the rest of the flock during a terrible storm. To make matters worse, when he crashes, he completely forgets who he is and where he belongs. With the help and training from some new friends, he must find the strength to make it back home and reunite with his family.

Mingo the Flamingo's dynamic and artistic style and black-and-white illustrations will be sure to please fans of Hello, My Name is Octicorn by Kevin Diller, The Blobfish Book by Jessica Olien, and other strange and wonderful creatures.

From the Back Cover

Is it a golf club? Is it a garden gnome?

No.

It's Mingo the flamingo!

Mingo the flamingo is ready to fly. But when a terrible storm gets in the way, he soon finds himself in a very strange place, with no familiar faces. And to make matters worse, he doesn't remember who he is!

With the help of some friendly animals--and personal training from his new friend, Mouse--Mingo finds the strength to make his way home.