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Title: Old Black Fly by Jim Aylesworth, Stephen Gammell ISBN: 0-8050-3924-4 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: I know an old lady...
Comment: It's like the germs are flying off the page. If human eyes had the ability to see the diseases that flies spread, then this book is a fairly good indication of what the world would look like. This is, in essence, an alphabet book. On each and every page the naughty little fly (looking more like a Searle creation than anything else) bother and annoys every woman, child, and beast that crosses its path. This is not your sweet little baby alphabet book. No, this is an alphabet book of their nightmares. And it's pretty darn good.
Stephen Gemmell's illustrations look as if one hundred and fifty flies sneezed a rainbow of colors onto the pages. Kind of a colorized "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" for the toddler set. The best use of this book would probably be to those children that have somehow failed to learn their alphabet and feel that they are too old for the everyday humdrum "baby" abc books you so often see on the market. Don't get me wrong. There is a real beauty to these paintings. The splatters and messes filling each page are a messy child's fantasy realm. Who wouldn't want to do all the wonderful horrible things this fly is capable of? The fly itself is shockingly realistic. Hairy and gross to the extreme. He isn't given any human qualities or emotions. This is a very realistic old black fly, and because of this, the things he's going to do are going to be a little disgusting. Don't miss the second to last SWAT in a two-page spread of exploding pink and brown cake. Says the illustrator about this story, "This is the first book of the rest of the books I'll illustrate". I, for one, hope it isn't his last.
Rating: 5
Summary: FUNNY
Comment: This was one of my kids favorite books. In fact, in our book club we always bring books to the expectant mother and this is always my first choice. It works for both genders and is VERY entertaining. Perfect addition to any kids library.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gotta' have this book!
Comment: My young students enjoy this book every year. The antics of the fly are delightful. The "shoo fly" repetitious part encourages my kids to chant along. The color in the illustrations holds the attention of very young children. The author knows how to entertain 6-year olds as he taught first-graders for 25 years. If you really want to be able to get the full enjoyment of the story, invite Mr. Aylesworth to your school. He is an awesome speaker! He will "sing" Old Black Fly in a way that you will want to try to imitate! You'll hear "...sing it again, sing it again!" This book belongs in every elementary classroom.
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Title: The Napping House by Audrey Wood, Don Wood ISBN: 0152026320 Publisher: Red Wagon Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent ISBN: 0805006621 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1968 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham ISBN: 0805013156 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: Lunch by Denise Fleming ISBN: 0805056963 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson ISBN: 0694004928 Publisher: HarperFestival Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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