Tiny Little Fly - Hardcover

Rosen, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1406314552 ISBN 13: 9781406314557

Publisher: Walker Books Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

My oh my, a tiny little fly is buzzing all around ... a great big elephant, a great big hippo, a great big tiger, too! With deceptively simple words and pictures, Michael Rosen and Kevin Waldron conjure a comedy to delight readers of all sizes.

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About the Author

Michael Rosen is one of the most popular writer of picture books for children. His titles include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (winner of the Smarties Book Prize), Michael Rosen's Sad Book and Totally Wonderful Miss Plumberry. The presenter of "Word of Mouth" on BBC Radio 4, he received the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature in 1997. He lives in London. Kevin Waldron is a young Irish illustrator. His first picture book Mr Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo was published by Templar, shortlisted for the "Read It Again!" Cambridgeshire Children's Picture Book Award, and got great reviews: "Interesting and unusual" - Daily Telegraph; "An extraordinarily cheering read for blunderers of all ages and is illustrated with energetic gaiety and humour" - Observer. He divides his time between New York and London.

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 1-A spare rhyming text and vivid illustrations tell the story of a fly that stirs up a whole mess of trouble. First it lands on elephant's trunk and ends up eye-to-eye with the great gray beast. Elephant is just about to catch it when, after a "TRAMP! CRUSH! TRAMP!" it flies off. The next landing place is Hippo's ear, and the hippo decides to catch it. But no matter how quickly he squashes and rolls, the little fly is airborne once more. Lastly, the fly decides that the tiger's paw is the place to be, but readers will know by now that it will once more get away from even the most fearsome creature. The dynamic illustrations stretch across pages and convey the action, movement, and emotion of the story with minimal detail. From the jacket depicting the tiger and the fly across the front and back covers, to the four-page foldout showing the fly leaving the animals in the mud, readers will want to hold the book and examine the stunning pencil and gouache illustrations closely. Pair this with Eric Carle's The Grouchy Ladybug (HarperCollins, 1977) or Eric Rohmann's My Friend Rabbit (Millbrook, 2002) for a guaranteed participatory and unforgettable storytime.-Stacy Dillon, LREI, New York City (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1406314552
• ISBN 13: 9781406314557
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32