David Catrow’s “The Fly Flew In” is an entertaining book I would definitely recommend for beginning readers due to the narrative being short, and the use of only one sentence on each page. I quite enjoyed how the author used bright humorous illustrations to describe the various concepts of in, out, and on, off. We all know how a fly can cause havoc, flying from here to there, from one person to the next as he did in the story interrupting the performance. The fly had the audience, musicians, and concertgoers trying to stop him. What a funny book. Shoe fly don’t bother me! This book is short sweet and to the point! It is definitely easy to relate to, we've all been bugged by a fly at some point. I would use this book in the classroom as a read aloud because the pictures tell a lot of the story and it is humorous so it would probably gain student interest. I would also use this book when teaching the “fl” sound because, there are lots of words in this story that start with that sound. I would also keep this in my classroom library because it is likely to get the interest of a boy, just from the pictures alone.
What do You think about The Fly Flew In (2012)?
Directional book! Yay! Of course, David Catrow always wins for his amazing illustrations.
—laipodxx
Very simple but I LOVE David Catrow's illustrations. One of my favorites!
—joe
