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Tiny Little Fly
My, oh my! An elusive fly stirs up some mighty beasts in this witty tale for the very young, from a British Children’s Laureate and a talented new Irish illustrator.
When Tiny Little Fly sees great big toes (and lands on a great big nose), the poor elephant tries—tramp, crush, tramp—but can’t catch it. Off flies the fly! The teasing insect easily misses the rhino’s roll, sq...more
When Tiny Little Fly sees great big toes (and lands on a great big nose), the poor elephant tries—tramp, crush, tramp—but can’t catch it. Off flies the fly! The teasing insect easily misses the rhino’s roll, sq...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
November 9th 2010
by Candlewick Press
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British Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen has created another delight of a picture book. Readers follow the adventures of Tiny Little Fly as he buzzes past some impressive animals. Great Big Elephant tries to catch the fly, but even with all of his tramping and crushing, the fly flies away. When Tiny Little Fly lands on Great Big Hippo’s ear, the hippo tries to catch him by rolling and squashing. But the fly flies away. Even Great Big Tiger, who swoops and snatches at the fly with his pay cannot...more
In this delightful readaloud title, a diminutive fly buzzes by three mighty beasts--the elephant, the hippo, and the tiger--without coming to any harm. Despite their best efforts and amid all sorts of delightful language---"TRAMP! CRUSH! TRAMP!" (unpaginated), "ROLL! SQAUSH! ROLL!" (unpaginated), and "SWOOP! SNATCH! SWOOP!" (unpaginated) and possible mayhem, the fly just keeps on buzzing, slightly out of reach. Young readers will enjoy hearing this one multiple times, and readers won't mind read...more
In Rosen's latest picture book, a a tiny little fly flits through the jungle teasing some of its largest residents-elephant, hippo and tiger--along the way. Each animal tries in vain to catch fly with humorous results. The oversized illustrations match the whimsy and fun in the text, and allow children to guess what the next animal will be. The text provided plenty of chances for interaction with young listeners and readers--the book reads aloud easily and repetition throughout allows for audien...more
Tiny Little Fly was new to my niece, but not to my nephew. Apparently "the library lady" brought this book with her to story hour at his day care, so the boy was already aware of this book when we read it.
Four year olds love to blabber plots. :-) I'd read a page, and my nephew would tell us what was going to be on the next page. Whatcha gonna do? At least we know that he has no memory problems. He really does enjoy Tiny Little Fly, especially the ending, and I think that my niece would agree wit...more
Four year olds love to blabber plots. :-) I'd read a page, and my nephew would tell us what was going to be on the next page. Whatcha gonna do? At least we know that he has no memory problems. He really does enjoy Tiny Little Fly, especially the ending, and I think that my niece would agree wit...more
Looked through this when it arrived with new books for the library. Cute, with the repetition as each animal 'blinked one eye' when it observes the pesky fly. I mentioned to children's librarian that it would be good for story hour and they could do our frog craft where the kids put together a frog with a fly on his tongue (got a lot of plastic flies on sale long ago)- she could add one eye for the frog that is partly closed for the 'blink' then ask the kids do you think the fly got away this t...more
My 4-year-old liked this book about a tiny little fly who bothers an elephant, hippo, and tiger. The repetitive words were good for a beginning reader and there weren't too many words per page. It was also fun to try to guess what animal the fly landed on.
It starts, "My, oh my, Tiny Little Fly! Tiny Little Fly sees great big toes . . . " (the picture is the foot and tail of an animal but it doesn't show you it's an elephant until you turn the page).
It starts, "My, oh my, Tiny Little Fly! Tiny Little Fly sees great big toes . . . " (the picture is the foot and tail of an animal but it doesn't show you it's an elephant until you turn the page).
Some of the biggest animals in the jungle try to capture an elusive fly. Though their methods are diverse, none of them succeed.
Pencil and gouache illustrations manipulated digitally are great for predicting as each animal is only glimpsed at first. Texture is used to great effect on each of the animals hides and fur.
Overall, a great read aloud with catchy pattern to the text that I'm sure listeners will begin to chime in on before story's end.
Pencil and gouache illustrations manipulated digitally are great for predicting as each animal is only glimpsed at first. Texture is used to great effect on each of the animals hides and fur.
Overall, a great read aloud with catchy pattern to the text that I'm sure listeners will begin to chime in on before story's end.
Cute story about a fly that bothers a tiger, a hippo, and an elephant who are all so much bigger than the fly. The illustrations are large showing the difference between the size of the fly and the other animals. Children will enjoy the rhyming text and the onomatopoeia used in the story. The story pokes some fun at size not being everything since the fly gets the better of the animals and escapes. The story ends with the fly saying see you all soon!
A tiny little fly lights on several African animals, provoking them to try to catch him. None of them succeed and off he flies.
A little masterpiece in its simple repetitive text and oversized pictures.
“My, oh my,
Tiny Little Fly!
Tiny Little Fly
says, ‘What’s this here?’
‘Great Big Hippo!’
And settles on his ear.
Great Big Hippo winks one eye, says
to himself, ‘I’m going to catch that fly!’”
A little masterpiece in its simple repetitive text and oversized pictures.
“My, oh my,
Tiny Little Fly!
Tiny Little Fly
says, ‘What’s this here?’
‘Great Big Hippo!’
And settles on his ear.
Great Big Hippo winks one eye, says
to himself, ‘I’m going to catch that fly!’”
Reading Level: Ages 3+
Tiny Little Fly lands on everyone he meets but no one wants him there at all! Everyone swats at Tiny Little Fly and tries to capture him, but he is too fast for them!
Little readers will enjoy the fly's-eye-view of each animal he bothers, and guessing what the animal will be!
For more book reviews from the HPPL Youth Department, click here.
Tiny Little Fly lands on everyone he meets but no one wants him there at all! Everyone swats at Tiny Little Fly and tries to capture him, but he is too fast for them!
Little readers will enjoy the fly's-eye-view of each animal he bothers, and guessing what the animal will be!
For more book reviews from the HPPL Youth Department, click here.
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Loved the illustration. Kinda like Brian Wildsmith with Adobe Illustrator. There is no story here though, just an unnecessary fold-out gimmick that'll cost you $15.99. If you want that, read Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn't Fit instead.
Lovely to look at though! Would've worked better as a boardbook, if you ask me.
Lovely to look at though! Would've worked better as a boardbook, if you ask me.
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This is a simple story of a fly that is having fun buzzing around the great big toes of an elephant, a hippo's ear, and a tiger's claws! They all want to catch the fly, but don't. Rosen’s verse is filled with a sense of fun and playfulness. The repetition in the book gives it a wonderful pace and gait that made it fun to read aloud.
The book's illustrations, done by Kevin Waldron, are big covering the whole page done in pencil, painted in gouache, and then digitally enhanced.
The book's illustrations, done by Kevin Waldron, are big covering the whole page done in pencil, painted in gouache, and then digitally enhanced.
I liked the size of the book (it's a large picture book), and the large pictures. I also liked the short text, which makes the book suitable for Story Times where you generally get very young children. The two pages that open and form a 4-page picture will certainly attract the attention of the young kids. I'm just not crazy about the story.
The best childrens picture books are the ones that are simple and succinct, have a story arc, and beautiful illustrations...this book has it. It's very cute with a very simple story: fly flies in, wreaks havoc, fly flies out...the end.
It has repetition and fun language that young kids like.
It has repetition and fun language that young kids like.
Aug 27, 2011
Melanie
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
children-s-literature,
picture-book,
stories-in-rhyme,
humorous-stories,
tigers,
elephants,
hippos,
flies,
jungles
Starred reviews for this one and this is one that truly, truly deserves it. Fabulous illustrations accompany wonderful, jaunty and witty text about a fly who lands on different parts of an elephant, hippo and tiger and all 3 animals can't catch him. Charming read-aloud that's very interactive.
Apr 19, 2011
Melissa
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
digital-illustration,
gouache,
baby-storytime,
animals,
bugs,
caldecott-12,
rhyme,
toddler-storytime,
opposites
What I love: the great oversized pictures, the opaque colors on the page, the expressions on the animals' faces, the slightly retro-printed-poster feel to the illustrations; that the rhyme scans well, and the repetitive story is perfect for young storytimes...love, love this book!
This is a great story for predicting as well as enjoying a cute story about a fly that is bothering the animals. The book also has a fun fold out page that students will love. Great pictures and great words in this story.
Great big elephant, great big hippo and great big tiger try to catch that tiny little fly but, can they? This is a fabulous and fun read aloud book to kids of any age. Great big illustrations fit well with the great big animals.
Tasha always has the most enticing reviews. She offered so many ways to share this one, it goes on the must read pile.
With colorful and whimsical illustrations and a rhyming narrative, this is a fun book to read aloud. Our girls enjoyed the funny scenes and the humorous narrative. We enjoyed reading this story together.
The tiny fly lands on three large animals. Each is determined to catch him, but after much commotion the little fly escapes. Great illustrations - children will enjoy following the fly's trail.
Super cute story, rhyming words and absolutely fantastic illustrations. Has large fold out picture towards end of story too!! Ethan and I really enjoyed this book.
Large format illustrations, heavy paper, body part and animal identification, rhyme, and loud noises and actions would make this a great storytime book!
for toddlers, possible tiny tots. great dramatic differences between the big big elephant, hippo, and tiger, and the tiny tiny fly which keeps getting away.
Cute. Great pictures for storytime. Ideal word/picture ratio for preschool groups with a singsong text that would appeal to younger children as well.
Text is fun with a great pattern, the ethnic flair to the illustrations is wonderful. Don't like the big two page fold out spread its just awkward.
With oversize illustrations, striking colors, and song-like text, this would be an excellent choice for story time with toddlers or preschoolers.
I liked the rhyme and the illustrations felt really appropriate for the setting. This would be great for a jungle storytime theme.
Terrific for storytime--especially for wiggly little toddlers. A tiny little fly buzzes around bugging some much bigger animals.
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Michael Rosen, a recent British Children’s Laureate, has written many acclaimed books for children, including WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and I’M NUMBER ONE and THIS IS OUR HOUSE, both illustrated by Bob Graham. Michael Rosen lives in London.
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