Tiny Little Fly
My, oh my! An elusive fly stirs up some mighty beasts in this witty tale for the very young, from a British Children’s Laureate and a talented new Irish illustrator.When Tiny Little Fly sees great big toes (and lands on a great big nose), the poor elephant tries—tramp, crush, tramp—but can’t...
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My, oh my! An elusive fly stirs up some mighty beasts in this witty tale for the very young, from a British Children’s Laureate and a talented new Irish illustrator.When Tiny Little Fly sees great big toes (and lands on a great big nose), the poor elephant tries—tramp, crush, tramp—but can’t catch it. Off flies the fly! The teasing insect easily misses the rhino’s roll, squash, roll and the tiger’s swat, swoop, snatch too. Michael Rosen’s simple language is a joy to read aloud, while Kevin Waldron’s whimsical images match his playful rhythm beat for beat, offering a fly’s-eye view of each favorite animal before revealing the energized creature in full. How will this gently suspenseful adventure end? Fly, fly, fly!
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780763646813 (0763646814)
Publish date: November 9th 2010
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
From the description, "immediately engaging and quite unforgettable", it is. In spades!! The elephant, hippo, and tiger are enormous, and the fly is, well a fly. Inventive art and infectious repetitious rhymes, could make this picture book a new classic. Not to be missed.
Tiny Little Fly was new to my niece, but not to my nephew. Apparently "the library lady" brought this book with her to story hour at his day care, so the boy was already aware of this book when we read it.Four year olds love to blabber plots. :-) I'd read a page, and my nephew would tell us what ...
A tiny little fly lights on several African animals, provoking them to try to catch him. None of them succeed and off he flies.A little masterpiece in its simple repetitive text and oversized pictures.“My, oh my,Tiny Little Fly!Tiny Little Fly says, ‘What’s this here?’‘Great Big Hippo!’And settles o...
Great rhyming text and superb illustrations!