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Astrid the Fly
Astrid the Fly
Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: May 28, 2015
Review
Astrid the fly lives behind the sofa with her Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Grandma, Aunt Ally, 7 cousins, 3 second cousins and 43 brothers and sisters. She has lots of adventures exploring in the house, swimming in the dishwater, watching what's cooking through the 'warm window,' walking in any foodstuffs she can find, and hanging around on the ceiling. However, she is warned about the flyswatter and the vacuum cleaner, referred to as the big bang and the horrible inhaling machine respectively. One of these was probably the fate of Uncle Abe. Yikes! One day she finds herself enclosed in a very dark and frigid place and, luckily but barely, escapes with her life. The illustrations are amusing employing lots of black and white and subtle colors. In the end, one comes away almost (read, almost) thinking twice about using that flyswatter. This is adorable and worthy of consideration for shelves everywhere.
Overall Book Score: very good
About the Book
Author:
Jonsson, Maria
Illustrator: Jonsson, Maria
Illustration Quality: very good
Publisher: Holiday House
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre: adventure
Audience: preschool,grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: very good
ISBN: 9780823432004
Price: 16.95