"Flies and Carrots", by Ryan McGuire, is an epic rhyming story about a hungry baby rabbit that wants to eat like a frog. After many mishaps with drenching consequences, the rabbit gives up, but to great surprise makes a dear friend with a fly. The same fly the rabbit was trying to eat!
Kids will love the exciting alliteration and will enjoy tracing their fingers along the fly flight path while making silly buzzzzzzing sounds.
When Ryan created "Flies and Carrots", he wanted to not only write a book that kids loved but also to help hungry children eat. To do this Ryan is donating 100% of his profits from each book sale to the Food Pantry Network of Licking County. Every book that is sold provides support to the Food Pantry Network to help hungry kids. So the more you read, the more we feed!
Order From Readers Garden BookstoreISBN: 978-0-692-14607-1 | Format: 8x10, Soft cover | Pages: 24
Student & Au pair
"Nothing short of a delightful read. Wonderful rhymes by Ryan and beautiful illustrations by Blair. You & the kids will surely fall in love with this timeless story of the unlikely friendship between a rabbit and a fly."
Father of Two
"Flies & Carrots is a charming story about learning to not eat flies and to pick yourself up again when facing defeat, as long as you can swim."
Library Employee
“When Ryan read his book aloud to a library storytime group, the kids cried out, ‘Read it again!’ With its cute illustrations and catchy rhyming text, Flies and Carrots is a delight.”
Mother of Three
"A wonderful, rhyming story your kids are sure to enjoy!"
Kid, age 4
I don't like carrots!" ...30 seconds later... "I like carrots!"
Mother of One
"Flies and Carrots is my kid's (2 years old) favorite book. We've read it over and over and over! Great job on the wonderful book!!!"
Writer and Editor
"What's on the menu? Flies and Carrots, a whimsical and wonderful tale about a determined (and hungry!) young bunny, a resourceful fly, and their unexpected friendship. Things don't always go according to plan, but this lovely story shows us that sometimes what seems like bad luck is just the beginning of better things to come."
Library Employee
"Silly delights the heart! Through rhyme and whimsy, joyfully adventure to an unsuspecting friendship between Rabbit and Fly in purely Ryan McGuire and Blair Gauntt fashion - a manner that’s sure to cause readers’ smiles to turn into laughter. Good medicine, indeed, for the young and young at heart!"
Blair and Ryan both love creating silly art. They've been friends for years and finally decided to join creative forces to produce an awe-inspiring literary masterpiece that will make kids buzzzzzzzz out with joy!
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