Be Our Guest!: Not Your Ordinary Vacation

From the New York Times bestselling photographer of Beaches, Gray Malin!
"Superb and ingenious photographs." ―Kirkus Reviews
"Will capture the attention and interest of young children." ―School Library Journal

Welcome to the Parker Palm Springs, where you'll experience a delightful time away, filled with everything you'd expect from a sunny, California vacation.

You can sip lemonade at our favorite watering hole, play games with other guests, and horse around the grounds. But don't expect to find kids and adults here! Be welcomed by the concierge, Maurice, who is an expressive monkey in a red fez. Get a key from Wally the desk clerk. He's a wallaby. And the owner of Parker Palm Springs, Mr. Parker, is a majestic lion. A camel hangs out near the pool, then roams the halls, looking for her room. She's a guest, and her name is Callie. Other animals featured include an elephant, an ostrich, a tiger, a piglet, a giraffe, a zebra, as well as penguins and flamingos.

Parker Palm Springs--designed by Jonathan Adler--has hosted many famous celebrities, from the Kardashians to Brad Pitt to John Travolta. But in this picture book, it is the animals who are having a vacation getaway! Bestselling photographer Gray Malin's vivid digital photographs depict a bevy of different animals wandering around the hotel and its grounds. If Eloise had lived in an animal-only hotel, it would have the style and whimsy of the Parker.

Reading Be Our Guest! will whisk children away on a temporary holiday, which will be nothing less than extraordinary.

Also available as a board book.

Author: Gray Malin
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 05/01/2018
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781419729300
Audience: Ages 4-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 03/19/2018
School Library Journal 05/01/2018 pg. 69

About the Author
Gray Malin is a photographer best known for his aerial beach photography, which he has transformed into a lighthearted, conversation-igniting, joyful brand. His work's sense of adventure and escapism has turned him into a household name. He lives in Los Angeles.