The Wonderful Life of a Fly Who Couldn't Fly

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Summary: beautiful, touching and inspirational
Review: A great book. Not sappy or corny. It doesn't hit you over the head with a moral. But it's there nonetheless: Focus on our strengths instead of our shortcomings. I've read it to my children over and over. They love it.

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Summary: An intelligent book for children & moms and dads too!
Review: I feel it was a true honor to have the author of this book, Bo Lozoff, personally give me a copy. This happened when I visited him at his beautiful farm in North Carolina that he -- with extraordinary courage -- has for years invited those who have just left prison to stay at, and even become a part of his extended, remarkably family there. Bo, as many know, is an old buddy of Ram Dass; they shared/started this "extensive prison work," which adventually got Bo and his wife Sita invited (by the Dali Lama) to India to have a private audience with him. The Dali Lama wanted to meet and honor this man -- Bo.

But about this book: I think angels must have wired Bo one night, hooked him up to some beautiful voltage; that is, planted all these words in him about this sweet, brave fly, who in many ways any sincere seeker of love and beauty and God can so identify with. Bravery, that is becoming such a need these days.
This wonderful fly will help us.

Thanks Bo for all you are doing for the world,
Daniel Ladinsky
Best-selling Penguin author/translator of some of history's greatest poet-saints

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Summary: This Kids' Book Has It ALL!
Review: The Wonderful Life of a Fly Who Couldn't Fly is a real gem of a book --- for children of any age! As a long-time pre-school teacher, I love books that rhyme. They're so much fun to read aloud, and kids enjoy finishing the lines, which makes them feel like they're reading. Books that rhyme have become quite rare, but now we have "Fly" to fill the gap. As the parent of a child with disabilities, I look for books that have a strong, positive message about the contributions that a person with disabilities can make, rather than a needy, fearful image that emphasizes tragedy or medical problems. Also, many books for children with disabilities in the past have had terrible illustrations. "Fly" definitely rises to the top on those two counts. Finally, as a human being I look for books which have a timeless spiritual message. I'm sure when you read "Fly", and think of giving it as a gift, you'll remember its beautiful ending again and again.

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Summary: An intelligent book for children & moms and dads too!
Review: This is (founder of Human Kindness Foundation and famed author of 'Doing Time') Bo Lozoff's first published children's book. {The Human Kindness Foundation's 'a little good news' publication says it best:} "It's a beautiful rhyming full-colour hardcover picture book with some of the most extraordinary illustrations ever seen. The story is about a fly with no wings, and the way she adapts her life not just to endure, but to thrive and become old and wise. The ending is especially magical."