"You are what you eat" This book explains this metaphor in an illustrated manner.
Young falmingo Lola will not eat the food her parents wanted her to be strong and healthy like most of the children of this generation.So Lola sneaks out to try something different and turns herself into the colors that food .
Cute illustrations,

Do you know why flamingos are blush pink in colour? It's because of their steady diet of shrimp. Lola, a young flamingo, is convinced that she hates shrimp (although she has not tasted any) and stubbornly sneaks away from her parents to find alternatives to her diet.

Mami and Papi flamingo try to encourage her to at least try a shrimp but Lola flatly refuses. She wanders away and dines on an avocado which turns her feathers green, pepino melons which change her colour to bright yellow and a dragon fruit which turns her a hideous electric pink. Picky-eater Lola learns a valuable lesson - what she eats has dire consequences on her outward appearance. Oh my! Can her parents convince her to at least try a sample? Who knows? Lola may actually like shrimp and if she does her feathers will turn that lovely soft blush pink like the rest of the flamingos around her.

The message of the book is to encourage little ones to try a variety of foods and not assume they don't like something before giving it a go. The illustrations are quirky, colourful and fun. The book has a trove of opportunities for add on activities such as: trying new foods, learning colours, enjoying word repetition and learning more about flamingos, just to name a few. The author has included "Flamingo Facts" at the back of the book for those readers who want to learn more about these unique birds. I highly recommend this book.

This was a super cute story about a stubborn flamingo. I really appreciated the flamingo facts in the back, and my kids thought this was pretty funny.

Fussy Flamingo is a picture book about a flamingo that won't eat the shrimp she needs to turn her feathers pink. I loved the repeating refrain of dillying and dallying and the introduction of fruits that are native to the same places as flamingos. I do wish the book had started with some kind of explanation that flamingos get their color from shrimp, instead of providing that information only at the end. The length of the book (and the unfamiliar fruits to kids in my central-US region) mean that I would have the most success reading this with pre-K and up in story time.

I really enjoyed this book! It is story about a flamingo who is a picky eater! The illustrations are great! I think this book would be a hit in my classroom library, especially since they included some flamingo facts at the end of the book!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced digital copy of this book!

Lola, a young flamingo, knows that eating shrimp will make her feathers pink, but when her parents look away she tries different foods and turns a series of wild colors.

This is a fun story about what happens when you break the rules!

Flamingos are born with whiteish-grey freathers. In this story, the baby flamingo should be eating shrimp but instead chooses to eat green food, yellow food, and white food with black seeds! Thus, his feathers turn all of these colors! But his parents know when he finally gives in and tries the shrimp the rest of the flock is eating.

The message is great in teaching little ones that they should try all foods, instead of just assuming they don't like something. But this book actually wasn't my favorite. While the other babe liked it (he's 4), it felt a little long for a picture book.

Aside from some iffy speech tags, this is a cute picture book about a young flamingo who just won't eat the shrimp that will turn her a distinctive pink. Instead, she defies her parents and tries all sorts of other foods, from avocados to melons, with colourful results. Can her parents convince her to try a new food?

The story is amusing and the illustrations are colourful and engaging. There are also a couple of pages at the back with some real-life flamingo facts, which is a nice touch.

This would be a good book for kids who are interested in these fascinating birds and their plumage... or for picky eaters who need a little nudge to try something new.

I fell in love with Lola right off the bat, everyone knows a picky eater! Absolutely loved how there were facts about flamingoes at the end of the book too.

This was a cute story about a flamingo named Lola who won't eat the shrimp her parents tell her to. I feel like this is a good story for parents of picky eaters to show and read to their children. My son giggled throughout our reading together. I really enjoyed the whimsical illustration style, and found the wording fun and rhythmic to read aloud.

Fussy Flamingo is so beautifully illustrated. I love how Fussy explores different foods and as a result turns into different beautiful colors. However, I read it with my son, and we felt very conflicted when we reached the end of the story. It is well written and the story is clever, but I am not sure I agree with what I think the intended message is. Fussy is a picky eater, and they can't persuade her to try shrimp which will make her feathers pink. How come she tries the other foods she encounters? Or perhaps it is through experimenting with these foods, she is finally willing to try shrimp. She's not really supported for being different, instead it is as though they are waiting for her to fall in line and to be like all the other flamingos. I don't mean that as negative as it sounds; it's just the author created such a delightful character who eats these really amazing different foods. Fussy turns into beautiful colors. She's quirky and she wants to do things her own way. I love that about her. I wish she maybe would have decided to try shrimp but then all other flamingos decided to occasionally vary their diets as well! I think it would have been a great way to promote accepting differences.

I also like the facts about flamingos at the end of the book. It would definitely work well in a learning unit about flamingos. I think I'd take the opportunity to discuss differences among us as well. This book would provide us with some good discussion material!

Thanks to NetGalley for the advance reading copy.

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A flamingo, named Lola, doesn’t want to each strip like the rest of the flock. She eats all sorts of exotic fruit, changing colour as she does so. Her family urge her to eat shrimp so she will turn a beautiful pink, her response, ‘Shrimp is yucky’. One does she is asked if she has tried shrimp, her response -no! She nibbles a bit and finds out shrimp is delicious. The rest of the flock is happy because now she is pink.
A charming story with repeated refrains children can join in with. This would be a great addition to any KS1 or younger readers’ bookshelf.

This is an adorable book that help children who are fussy eaters. Follow along while a little flamingo refuses to eat shrimp and turns different colors are she tries different foods. Its sweet and silly. A perfect mix.

This books is like a preschool dream. Although I think that you could adapt it to any age. You could do a whole unit on this book. First you could learn about Flamingo's from the fantastic back information. As the flamingo does his little dance you could have your kids up and moving with that part of the book. You could have the fruits that the flamingo eats and do a little mini unit on that. Kids can also do their predicting skills on what color he will turn. All in all this book is a wealth of opportunities for add on activities. Picky eating and if it is ok to try new things. Then you could branch out with Green Eggs and Ham. I enjoyed the book and the artwork was great. The facts at the end and the resources were absolutely fantastic. I feel every picture book should have that. Well done! This book is a keeper.

This was a great success, although you might have to lead into it the first time with the fact that flamingos are born white and get their pink colouring as they mature from the shrimp and other things they eat. I say that as I'm not too sure if the joke here will fully work otherwise, for this book for under-sevens is about a flamingo who refuses to eat said shrimp, and instead magically takes on whatever colour the last fruit she ate was. Mostly the text works – the repeated patterning of Lola's day and her parents' responses are great, but some of the more poetic bits (and exotic choices of fruit) could be more easy and child-friendly. Still, it's a droll bit of entertainment that might start discussions, not about the flamingos in the fact file at the back, but about food choices and varied diets, and it's a really pleasurable read. A strong four stars despite what tiny changes I'd make here and there to the text.

Fussy Flamingo is an adorable story of a little flamingo who is picky about food (like many kids) and her parents continued appeals to get her to try their favorite food. My daughter and I loved the illustrations and it was a great book to discuss trying new things. #netgalley #fussyflamingo

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read and review this picture book.

This book is very cute! I love the illustrations. The story of a picky flamingo kid is something I think a lot of kids will relate to.

A flamingo who doesn't want to eat shrimp. Her parents are trying all they can. Me and my son really enjoyed this book. Learning about flamingos and how they get their color as well as trying new things can mean learning that you like them.

Super cute story about picky eaters! I like the illustrations for the story. I think it's written great for a parent to read to a kid or for a kid to read on their own. I think the point of the story is very clear but not too pushy!

I received a copy of this arc from NetGalley for an honest review. A great picture book about a fussy flamingo that wants to eat anything but shrimp. Each time her parents look away she tries a new fruit and can't hide it because she turns that color. A funny book that kids will like and they can predict what will happen a great early literacy skill.