
Any similarity to Ezra Jack Keats's Pet Show! (1972) is surely coincidental. A pop-eyed, self-confident mite in Arnold's droll cartoon illustrations, Fly Guy's up to any challenge, whether it be eating a hot dog (well, most of it, anyway), or performing amazing aerial acrobatics readers drawn by the flashy foil cover will stick around to applaud this unusually capable critter. Review Quotes PWHI! FLY GUYAuthor: Arnold, Tedd Review Date: JULY 15, 2005Publisher: Cartwheel/Scholastic Pages: 32 Price (hardback): $5.99 Publication Date: 0:00:00ISBN: 3-4ISBN (hardback): 3-4 Category: CHILDREN'SPest-or Pet? A fly changes some minds in this diminutive tale-first, by astounding the lad who captures him in a jar (BUZZ! You know my name! You are the smartest pet in the world!), then, thanks to some fancy flying, by convincing the lad's parents and ultimately even the judges of the Amazing Pet Show that he's more than just a nuisance. Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun. Er, and so begins a very funny friendship. The boy and fly meet and so begins a beautiful friendship.

This is the first in a series of four.īook Synopsis From bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold, creator of PARTS and GREEN WILMA, comes the hilarious FLY GUY! It's easy to read and it comes with a shiny foil cover!Ī fly was flying.
