Hi, Fly Guy! (Fly Guy #1): Volume 1

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!

"A fly was flying. He was looking for something to eat. Something tasty. Something slimy. A boy was walking. He was looking for something to catch. Something smart. Something for The Amazing Pet Show." The boy and fly meet and so begins a beautiful friendship. Er, and so begins a very funny friendship. Using hyperbole, puns, slapstick, and silly drawings, bestselling author/illustrator Tedd Arnold creates an easy reader that is full of fun. With an eye-catching holographic cover. This is the first in a series of four.

Author: Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
Published: 09/01/2005
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.04w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780439639033
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 1.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 101305 / Hi! Fly Guy


Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Monarch Award - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2005 pg. 785
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2005 pg. 205
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2005 pg. 69 - Recommended
School Library Journal 02/01/2006 pg. 92
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2006 pg. 12
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2006 pg. 54 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Tedd Arnold is the bestselling author and illustrator of the Fly Guy (Zig Zag et Zazie) series, Green Wilma, Parts, and other popular picture books. He is also the illustrator of Detective Blue. He has received Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors for Hi! Fly Guy (Salut Zig Zag!) and I Spy Fly Guy! (Où es-tu Zig Zag?). Tedd lives with his wife, Carol, in Florida.