Fly Flies

By Author / Illustrator

Ziggy Hanaor, Alice Bowsher

Genre

Adventure

Age range(s)

Publisher

Cicada Books Limited

ISBN

9781908714619

Format

Hardback

Published

04-03-2019

Synopsis

A beautiful little story that encompasses values such as perseverance, assertiveness and positivity through the most unlikely of antagonists, the modest little fly! IBBY UK

Fly Flies has a really strong message about staying true to yourself and not being swayed by others. It's a terrific book. -- Get Kids Into Books

Fly just wants to have fun flying, but everyone she meets thinks she's doing it all WRONG!

Fly is happily practicing her flying in the park, doing some wibbles and some wobbles and some waveys. Blackbird, Seagull, Starling and Hawk take turns giving Fly advice about the best way to fly; fly in a straight line, glide on the wind, fly in a flock, dive onto your food.... Fly tries to take their advice on board, but each time finds that this is not HER way to fly.

With a sweet, witty twist at the end, this is a delightful book about staying true to yourself in the face of people who insist they know better.

Reviews

A simple but lovely book, Fly enjoys...flying! The only issue is that everyone she meets thinks she's doing it wrongly, but when she tries it their way, it doesn't work. This book is easy to follow, with simple black and white cartoon pictures which give it a vintage feel. Each page has short sentences which, combined with the repetitive structure of the story, make it accessible for younger readers. This would be a nice story to share in a class setting as part of a minibeast topic or perhaps a PSHE session as there's a nice moral about doing your own thing, and a lovely example of how being nice to someone can change their mood and outlook at the end. Picture book / Ages 4+ / Reviewed by Lizi Backhouse, teacher