The Flamingo by Guojing

 The Flamingo by Guojing (144 Pages)

Synopsis: A little girl arrives, excited for a beachy vacation with her Lao Lao. The girl and her grandmother search for shells, chase crabs, and play in the sea, but when the girl finds an exquisite flamingo feather in her grandmother's living room, her vacation turns into something fantastical. This nearly wordless graphic novel begins in nostalgic sepia toned illustrations and explodes into riotous color as Lao Lao tells her granddaughter the story of a little girl who finds herself as the caretaker of a baby flamingo.

Opinion: This graphic novel has very few sentences, so it is mostly beautiful drawings. I thought it was really interesting that the greyed out scenes were present day while the past was in full color. It's a good way for the reader to know when they are in the book and it also demonstrates how vividly the main characters remember the past. And because full color is used at the end as well when the young girl is imagining, even though what she is seeing isn't real, the color creates a greater sense of importance. Even with the few words in this book, I found myself touched the entire time I was reading. It gave me Pixar vibes.