By Tedd Arnold
A boy catches a fly for a pet, and the fly turns out to be smart enough to say his name.
A boy named Buzz catches a fly to enter in The Amazing Pet Show. Everyone says a fly can't be a pet — until this one proves it can do the one thing no other pet can: say 'Buzz!'
If your child won't sit still for a quiet book, this is the rung. Three tiny chapters, a big bright picture on every page, one gag after another, and just enough words that finishing it feels like reading a real book alone. The googly-eyed art carries a child who's still shaky on the sentences.