This book would've been my bible as a child. Just the break down of all the flags when you first open the book, not even the first page, truly made me feral.

As a communist I really appreciate a neutral historical perspective. Naturally, it's easy to lean into your biases and very hard for people to recognize when they're even have them. Unfortunately, the author is so weirdly anti-communist. Well, I shouldn't say weirdly, because being anti-communist is generally how most people are, but the messaging feels very much like you're telling kids "Hey by the way just incase you get any ideas about how cool these flags look I want you to subconsciously remember these people's ideology failed once!" And I wouldn't have focused on this in my review if not for one page where she (the author) paints Britain as the heroes in a country's independence movement (for the nation Qatar). AND there are multiple times where she makes the UN seem like good guys. And then I find out the author (and illustrator) is British! Of course!

Also negative points because there's no mention of Costa Rica and Thailand having almost the same flag!

I appreciated the historical flags with their explanations, part of why the book made me feral. History  of the flags and flags AND a little bit of history about the country / area?! Despite my critiques I WILL be buying this and using it as a coffee table book. I want everyone who ever enters my abode to see such a wonderful book.