Mingo the Flamingo

About the Author Pete Oswald is an LA-based artist, kid lit author/illustrator, and production designer. He is the co-creator of Mingo the Flamingo, published in 2017 by HarperCollins. Pete is also the illustrator of The Bad Seed, by Jory John. When Pete is not working on books he is helping to uplift many of the most successful animated franchises as a character designer, concept artist, and production designer. Pete lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife and two sons. Justin K. Thompson is an Emmy Award–winning artist with over twenty years of experience in the motion picture and television industries. He has worked for some of the biggest names in entertainment, including DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, Paramount, Sony, the Cartoon Network, the Jim Henson Company, Walt Disney, and Warner Bros. Justin is also the illustrator of Faraway Fox by Jolene Thompson. He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and their two children and two dogs. Mingo the Flamingo is his first (co-created) original author-illustrator work. You can visit him online at shinypinkbottle.tumblr.com. Product Description 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 School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2—It's a big day for young Mingo the flamingo. His bags are packed, and he is ready to head south with his family for the first time. However, a harsh winter storm leaves Mingo on a snowy farm surrounded by strangers instead. With an injured wing and a bump on the head, Mingo meets some new barnyard pals, who help him recover the strength to fly south and locate his family. A bright pink Mingo against a muted snow scene makes a wonderful cover, and the illustrations continue to delight throughout. VERDICT A fun story, full of great lessons on perseverance, migration, and the importance of accepting differences. Mingo should find a home in most picture book collections.—Betsy Davison, Cortland Free Library, NY 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.