Hi! Fly Guy (Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book (Awards)) (edition 2006)

I would use this book to help transition students from picture books to chapter books.

The first book Addison read almost entirely by himself!! ( )

First "chapter book" read by Z. Took a few days, but what a thrill for him to read something out loud that was about a pretty sweet little bug and his human. ( )

How can you not love Tedd Arnold and Fly Guy? I like the simple dialog and the easy to understand storylines. I suggest this book for early readers because it is the same size as a chapter book. This books looks less like a picture book, and is more appealing to older non-experienced readers. A reader who is not confident can gain confidence in reading any of the Fly Guy books. The words are easy to read and fun. I would use this book as a group lesson, where several students had their own copy of the book. They would be expected to read it alone first, then we would read it as a group. Finally, we would discuss the story and answer and ask questions of the story. Then we could continue with other stories written by Tedd Arnold. ( )

"Hi Fly Guy" is a book about discovery and friendship. A little boy Buzz finds a fly who "knows his name". The fly, who only says "buzzz" comes home with Buzz in a jar. Buzz then has to convince his parents that he is a smart fly so he can keep him as a pet. After this, Buzz decides to audition Fly Guy for the pet show. The judges do not believe flies can do neat tricks but after proving them wrong, Fly Guy brings home many awards. Th story ends by saying, "And so began a beautiful friendship". This book was full of adventures therefore, it is quite appealing to a young audience. The message of the book is positive and relate-able which, in my opinion, is very important in order for childhood literature to be effective.

This book is on the K-1 story list in the CCSS. Therefore, it is obviously an influential book to read at a young age. The story is composed of simple words and creative illustrations. The story is also divided into short chapters which allows students to understand 3 different settings. This would be perfect to divide up assignments, or have students focus on one chapter at a time, depicting the words and descriptions they read.