Fly Guy Books for beginning readers

If you have a child aged 6-9 who is just learning to read, I highly recommend the Fly Guy books by Tedd Arnold. The text is as simple as the old “Jane and Spot” readers, but the storyline and wacky illustrations appeal to today’s readers. My kids love the fact that the books are broken down into chapters (of about 30 words each), so they can say they are reading “chapter books”.

In book one, a boy named Buzz adopts a pet fly, and then has to prove to everyone around him that a fly really is a pet. In the next four books Buzz and Fly Guy embark on adventures together: saving the cafeteria lady, finding the way home when the family gets lost.

Fly High Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold