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By Regan McMahon
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Gorgeous look at negotiating a three-way friendship.
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What's the Story?
Flora has a fan and is dressed in peacock green and blue when she meets two peacocks. She bows in what appears to be an invitation to dance. One peacock is interested; the other looks jealous. Flora tries to bring that peacock into the dance, but then the other looks unhappy. She tries to stop them from fighting and make peace but then gives up. Finally, the peacocks see it's more fun if all three of them play nicely together.
Is It Any Good?
This beautiful book offers wordless fun and clever play with mirror images, fans, and flaps, but there's also a strong message about getting along in a trio. Kids know how tough it can be when three friends or siblings play together, so they'll instantly relate to FLORA AND THE PEACOCKS as they work out their issues. It's hard to share, especially when it means sharing your friend with a new friend.
Author-illustrator Molly Idle has outdone herself this time with both her square format, gorgeous blue-and-green palette, and ingenious engineering of the flaps and the climactic spread that extends beyond the bounds of the two pages. A pure delight.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about trios. Is it harder to play when there are three people in the group? Does one person tend to feel left out? Might two friends side against the third one? Have you ever had this happen to you?
How do you like wordless stories compared with written stories? How do the position of the characters' bodies and the expressions on their faces help tell the story?
Try creating your story in pictures without words.
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Molly Idle
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Arts , Friendship
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Chronicle
- Publication date : May 3, 2016
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 3 - 7
- Number of pages : 40
- Available on : Nook, Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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