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Shoo Fly!

Shoo Fly!

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Adapted from the popular nursery rhyme, this book follows an adorable mouse as he tries in vain to escape from a delightfully determined fly
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Praise for Shoo Fly!

Take a perky song, extend it, surround it with effervescent illustrations, and you have a winner. An intrepid little mouse spends quite a while fighting a very persistent fly. At the end of the battle of wits, both youngsters are lovingly tucked into bed by their respective parents. The illustrations are sure to delight as familiar household items figure in the skirmish. When rather traditional mouse parents tuck in their wee child, observant readers will enjoy the sponge-and-crayon bed and cork hobbyhorse. The music and words to all of the verses are included on the last page. Any library with Trapani fans will want a copy of Shoo Fly! and those who haven't tried her previous adaptations could start with this one.

—School Library Journal
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Iza Trapani's Extended Nursery Rhymes Series

Old MacDonald Had a . . . Zoo?
Old King Cole
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?
Shoo Fly!
Froggie Went A-Courtin'
How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Row Row Row Your Boat
Baa Baa Black Sheep
I'm a Little Teapot
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About the Author

Iza Trapani
Iza Trapani was born in Poland, and when she first came to the United States at the age of seven, she learned English in large part by reading a book of Mother Goose. She is the author of many books for children, some of which were based on beloved nursery rhymes such as Mary Had a Little Lamb, I'm a Little Teapot, and the bestselling The Itsy Bitsy Spider, which recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. Iza lives in upstate New York. More by Iza Trapani
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About the Author

Iza Trapani
Iza Trapani was born in Poland, and when she first came to the United States at the age of seven, she learned English in large part by reading a book of Mother Goose. She is the author of many books for children, some of which were based on beloved nursery rhymes such as Mary Had a Little Lamb, I'm a Little Teapot, and the bestselling The Itsy Bitsy Spider, which recently celebrated its twentieth anniversary. Iza lives in upstate New York. More by Iza Trapani
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