Flamingos Don't Wear Bathing Suits

Flamingos Don't Wear Bathing Suits is a collection of poetry aimed for children and parents alike. In the fashion of the great Shel Silverstein, Flamingos is full of both funny and heartwarming rhymes and stories, each with their own sort of startling quirkiness. The fun language and kooky subject matter-- an insecure slice of Swiss cheese, honeymooning pigs, frustrated cows-- will delight readers of all ages. And of course the eponymous title of the book, giving praise to the leisurely lifestyle of the almighty flamingo. The book's poems tackles many common childhood concerns in a fun and fanciful manner. There are poems about childhood and adulthood, nature and animals, science and imagination, and of course, food! And with over eighty poems (and illustrations) it is easy to pick out favorites.