This is a beautiful picture book,
It's the story of a little girl who dreamed to fly.
Through reading this book you understand that with persistence, teamwork and determination you can achieve what you are dreaming even if it looks difficult in the beginning.

After reading the blurb and the introduction I expected a little more from this book.

The story was good in that it showed children to keep trying and you will succeed if you are determined, but the layout for me wasn't great and the words overlapped some of the images and it made neither them, nor the image behind it clear.

I also would have preferred it if the book rhymed throughout not just here and there too as it would have made it a better read. It is such a shame as the book had real promise but it is just 3 stars from me.

This is a wonderfully illustrated picture book about persistence. With hard work, effort, a good spirit, and assistance, anything is possible. I felt the rhyme was off. I also thought the font and text sizing were plain and misplaced. Other than that, this book was enjoyable. I read this via NetGalley, courtesy of the publisher.

Review Title : Try to Fly (review of Fly, Fly Again by Katie Jaffe and Jennifer Lawson)
Reviewer: Janice S. Garey
***** 5 Stars

This charming book, written in clever rhyme, will please most children and those who read to them. The title of the book, Fly, Fly Again is a word play on the proverbial quote, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." That thought is nicely woven into this young preschool (age 3-5) appropriate story. It will generate questions about new vocabulary which the adult can look up in a dictionary or other reference book to better explain the concepts for more curious children. The illustrations are a big help to understanding, and they are beautifully portrayed.

This book, although whimsical, is a nice introduction for the youngest serious minded children to a subject they encounter as they look into the sky and see birds and planes in flight. Caring adults will utilize this book for teachable moments when questions arise from curious young ones.

The main character is a girl, but a neighbor boy plays a big role in the story, too, so the book is for all young children who have expressed desires to do great things. The book gives a positive outlook on sticking with projects until you get the needed results.

I received a free ebook advance reader's copy through #netgalley in exchange for reading the book and posting an honest review which I have done. #flyflyagain

I think this book doesn't know what it wants to be. I think this book wants to teach children to be persistence. I think this book wants teach children to be about science. I think this book wants to teach children about inventing.

But it fails, for me, on all of these. If it is trying to teach children about science, then I wouldn't have had a talking hawk, and a pet leopard.

If it was trying to teach about inventing, it would not have had a flying box, and actually made something that could actually fly with more then a heavy dose of imagination.

And if it is trying to teach about persistence, then the device should have gone from being a flying box, to something that actually would fly.

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Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

This is a story about a child who tries to build a flying machine. The premise reminded me a little bit of Rosie Revere, Engineer, although that is a much stronger book. Fly, Fly Again suffers from a number of problems that even its cute illustrations can't really overcome.

The meter of the rhyming text is generally okay. But the writing itself has a number of problems, technical and content-wise. The text, unfortunately, appears to be slapped on the page with little thought to layout; there are often typographic widows, and the text is sometimes difficult to read because of where it's been placed over the illustration. As for the content, I wasn't that impressed. The book appears to be trying to teach about the principles of flight, but those concepts are not always that clear:

We can pitch up or
down,
and roll side to side.
Use rudder to yaw
with a wiggle and slide.

Would kids have a good understanding of pitch, roll, and yaw after reading that? If I didn't already know what those concepts were, I don't think I'd be able to figure it out from that little snippet. Also, I'm not impressed with the talking hawk. The book's going merrily along with a non-fiction sort of vibe, and then the bird, inexplicably, starts talking on one page. (And why do these kids have a hawk and a cheetah as pets? Is that even legal?)

The illustrations are really strong. However, they're kind of marred by the text that's just stuck willy-nilly wherever there's a fairly blank space (but, even then, some words end up lying on top of detailed parts of the picture, making them difficult to read). I would've liked to see a little more thought go into the layout so that the story can make the best use of the cute pictures.

While Fly, Fly Again has a decent premise and strong illustrations, I'm not sure if I'd recommend it. It could definitely use some tweaking on the layout. And taking out the part about the talking bird might give the book a little more credibility as a STEM title.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

What a beautiful rhyming picture book with gorgeous illustrations to boot! This book sends the message if you dont succeed to try again and is an inspirational, uplifting and fun read!
I loved the use of language used and poetic rhyming too that all mixed and flowed together beautifully.
A delightful read all children will enjoy with a positive meaning to all.

This was a very cute story. I couldn't see the illustrations, but it's one I would definitely check out a physical copy of!

Cute story but I couldn’t see any illustrations, I’m not even sure if there were any! The font was also difficult to read. I would definitely pick up a physical copy of this though and read it again with children.