What a delightful book for all ages

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	• Flamingos on the Roof Calef Brown Houghton Mifflin, 2006 - 64 pages average customer review:based on 11 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

What a delightful book for all ages

I got this book to read to my five-year-old and she never tires of it, but I think people of all ages will love Flamingos on the Roof. It can be read in small chunks or all the way through. I can't wait to see more work from this author/illustrator. The language is a bit intricate, so if you're buying this for a child to read on their own, I'd say the book is on a third- or fourth-grade reading level.

A very fun read!

We love rhyming stories, and Flamingos on the Roof is no exception. I read a great review about Calef Brown in Wondertime magazine and was not disappointed. Whereas Shel Silverstein is a bit gruesome and crude, Brown's poetry is simple yet creative, fun and silly, and all around great reading with your little one. My 18 mo old loves the iambic pentameter rhythm of the rhyming, and the illustrations are wacky and fun (think Rev Howard Finster naive art). I would love to see him create a longer story someday, as the short poems go by too fast. I'd recommend his books for all ages, little ones and adults.

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Wonderful!!

I'm a 62 year old widower who heard Scott Simon interview Calef Brown on NPR. I bought it on a whim and it is everything they said it was....funny, catchy and edgy. Buy it for your grandchildren but keep it at your house to read OUT LOUD when you are taking life too seriously.

Great poetry

I heard these poems read over NPR one Saturday morning and enjoyed listening to them so much that I decided to buy three sets for each of my grandchildren. Just delightful to listen to and I hope it will encourage them to read and write more poetry!

FLAMINGOS ON THE ROOF

I first heard of this book on NPR-"Saturday Edition", and had to buy for my personal library. It's intended for 4th graders, but I've gotten it for my adult friends-for their own pleasure and to read to young visitors.
It's beautifully composed, uplifting and lyrical. Calef Brown is gifted.

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In the very near future you will find yourself dining on Snow Flurry at the famous Weatherbee's Diner. Everyone will be there?Bob and Bossy Casey, Medusa's sister Sally, both of the Appleton Twins, and Mr. Andy Mandolin singing "Biscuits in the Wind." Remember him? You will also meet Angus, visit the silly Soggy Circus, and as soon as the moon is out (unless there's an eclipse), you may even glimpse a Tiny Baby Sphinx!

Until then, here's what I recommend: listen for flamingos, write some haiku, then take a ride in a Barnacle Built for Two. Sound good to you?

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