Fly! - Hardcover

"In fewer than 20 words, Edwards pieces together a story of grand willpower and discovery...Toddlers will cheer this tale of exploration while simultaneously jumping to their feet to try every action, right along with Fly." --Kirkus Reviews

"Edwards's colorful, digitally created cartoon illustrations humorously capture the little bug's wide-eyed trepidation as he tries to shimmy and swing like a spider and his clenched-jaw determination as he tries to jump like a grasshopper." --School Library Journal

"The seriously simple text, sometimes with just one repeated word per spread, makes excellent use of action verbs, so this could serve equally well as a beginning reader and a readaloud cue for some audience action." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

A charming read-aloud picture book about learning to be yourself, filled with movement and including a page with fun facts about bugs!
 
Fly can’t wiggle like a worm. He can’t jump like a grasshopper. And he can’t swing like a spider.
Don’t give up, Fly! Keep trying, and with a little help from your garden friends, you’ll find your own special talent.
 
From acclaimed illustrator Karl Newsom Edwards, this is a story about self-discovery through perseverance that encourages toddlers to get up and move to their own buggy groove!