Super Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold.

This is the sequel to the Geisel Honor Book, Hi Fly Guy.  It contains the trademark Tedd Arnold humor and style.  In this book, Fly Guy goes to school with Buzz and discovers the lunch room.  He makes friends with the lunch lady by saying her name, Roz.  But the principal is not happy and when he discovers Fly Guy, he fires Roz for allowing the lunchroom to have flies.  They hire Miss Muzzle who can’t cook at all, burning everything into piles of brown glop.  But Buzz and Fly Guy come to the rescue and find a way to get rid of Miss Muzzle and get Roz back. 

I think I enjoyed this sequel more than the first book.  It has a great rhythm to the writing, the story is funny, and the book just carries the reader along.  This kind of momentum in an early reader is wonderful to see, because early readers need books that will grab them and make them want to see what will happen next.  The humor is also crucial because then the reader gets the joke and understands that the book is there for their enjoyment.  And perhaps best of all, this is a very boy-friendly book with gross humor that will not bother the adults. 

This is a necessary purchase.  If you are a librarian, get a copy for your library.  If you are a parent, find this at your library.  And make sure you read the first book too!

Super Fly Guy is being released in March.