Flat Niall in Dakar

The Flat Stanley book series, with which I wasn't familiar until kids brought home various books from the series, follows the adventures of Stanley Lambchop, a boy flattened by a bulletin board, and who travels (via envelope) around the world.

A couple of months ago (I think!) Niall's classroom mailed "flat" versions of themselves to friends/family around the world, who were instructed to photograph "Flat" versions of our kids in fun places.  "Flat Niall" took forever to get to my sister Vanessa in Dakar, Senegal (West Africa), but he finally got to have some adventures! Vanessa sent us these delightful photos of her (for now) home! Niall has been really interested in world maps lately, and definitely knows where Senegal is on a map (I'm not sure his classmates do, though!).

To be honest, the delay in mail getting to Africa may have missed some school-imposed deadline, but it was still a fun exercise and we appreciate Vanessa taking Flat Niall on some special adventures in a unique place. I have to guess that Dakar was one of the most interesting destinations for flat members of the second grade class!