Louise Lou Evers

Freeda's Fancy Feet Louise Lou Evers

Freeda's Fancy Feet teaches, in a fun and lighthearted way, that "things are not always pinker on the other side of the feather..." Freeda dreams that, instead of her webbed feet, she has "people" feet. In her dream, she imagines all the activities she would do with feet that have toes instead of webs and the shoes she would wear! Why a flamingo? It's hard to look at a flamingo and not smile! The flamingo has been iconic for Lou for nearly twenty years. To Lou, the flamingo embodies some of the best qualities a human can have; to be able to see clearly in muddy waters (flamingos find their food in shallow, mucky ponds,) gets along well with others (flamingos fly in a huge flock called a "pet,") and the ability to take themselves lightly while staying in perfect balance! In Freeda's Fancy Feet, our gentle flamingo is used to teach children that they are perfect exactly the way they are.