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