Doreen Cronin - Diary of a Fly Books

Pros: Humorous text and illustrations; memorable presentation of some facts about flies

Cons: Funny but a little gross in places!

The Bottom Line: Hmm. When you think about it, maybe a fly WOULD make a good superhero.

Review: "Waiter, there's a fly in my soup."..."Shh! Don't tell!"... "Why not?"..."Because then everyone will want one!" Old jokes can sometimes make young children laugh hard. My five year old daughter was recently told the one above by her Daddy, and ...

Pros: 18 thumbs up from Osage County First Grade

Cons: none noted

The Bottom Line: I like Diary of a Fly in part because of the wonderful discussion potential as I read, Kids listen and look at the illustrations.

Review: Doreen Cronin - Diary of a Fly with pictures by Harry Bliss is the child's world as seen through the eyes of a child fly. The narrative is told is journal style, with text and large pictures filling each page. June 7: Tomorrow is the ...

Pros: hilarious illustrations, great characters

Cons: general insect ickiness could be a turn-off

The Bottom Line: No need to tell this fly to shoo. She's no bother at all!

Review: I'm not especially fond of flies. I hate their incessant buzzing and the way they chomp down on me on hot summer days no matter how persistently I swat and douse myself in bug spray. But I'm feeling just a little bit more sympathetic to the species ...