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Fly Guy #13
Fly Guy and the Frankenfly
Buzz dreams about Frankenfly--but Fly Guy is a friend, not a monster!
In the latest installment of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Fly Guy series, Buzz and Fly Guy spend a day together playing some spooky games and doing arts and crafts projects. When Buzz goes to bed, Fly Guy stays awake and is "bizzie"! Buzz has a nightmare that a gigantic Frankenfly monster is out to get him! But when he wakes up, all he sees is Fly Guy, who fell asleep making posters showing that he and Buzz are best friends.
The wacky dream scene involving Frankenfly is fun and hilarious, not scary. Buzz awakens to a sweet message of friendship that is nothing to be afraid of.
In the latest installment of the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Fly Guy series, Buzz and Fly Guy spend a day together playing some spooky games and doing arts and crafts projects. When Buzz goes to bed, Fly Guy stays awake and is "bizzie"! Buzz has a nightmare that a gigantic Frankenfly monster is out to get him! But when he wakes up, all he sees is Fly Guy, who fell asleep making posters showing that he and Buzz are best friends.
The wacky dream scene involving Frankenfly is fun and hilarious, not scary. Buzz awakens to a sweet message of friendship that is nothing to be afraid of.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published June 25, 2013
About the author
Tedd Arnold
224 books303 followersTedd grew up with three brothers. His family lived on a farm in Pennsylvania for several years then returned to Elmira until Tedd was ten years old. His father's work then required that they move to Gainesville, Florida. There, Tedd's first art lessons in an abandoned dentist's office over the Happy Hour pool hall eventually led to a fine arts degree from the University of Florida.
He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, NO JUMPING ON THE BED!.
He and his family now live in Elmira. His second son, William, now stars in NO MORE WATER IN THE TUB!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published over 50 books as author and illustrator.
He and his wife, Carol, started their family in Tallahassee where Tedd worked as a commercial illustrator. Carol, a kindergarten teacher, drew Tedd's attention to children's books. Their first son, Walter, inspired his breakthrough picture book, NO JUMPING ON THE BED!.
He and his family now live in Elmira. His second son, William, now stars in NO MORE WATER IN THE TUB!, a sequel to his first book. He has now published over 50 books as author and illustrator.
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January 15, 2017
This fly guy book was just ok. It's not one of our favorite fly guy books. Still has colorful illustrations and it's worth reading!
September 1, 2018
Neo is back to share another in his Fly Guy series, with a spooky spin. After an evening of playing monsters, Buzz settles in for the night while Fly Guy stays up late. Buzz wakes later to the sight of a blinding light. Before him, Fly Guy has created a monster... a Frankenfly! The monster comes to life with a jolt of electricity and begins to make his way towards Buzz. Panicked, Buzz screams for help, but Fly Guy might be too late. Could this be the end of an excellent friendship, and all at the hands of a ghastly creation? Neo did well narrating this piece and kept me intrigued until the end. While we are still a tad far from Hallowe’en, I had chills as the story progressed!
March 25, 2021
در باب رفاقت با مگسها 😐
November 14, 2025
A true adventure! Unlike anything I’ve ever read before!
October 21, 2016
Frankenfly! What else needs to be said?
October 22, 2017
My 1st grade daughter just loves these books. They are getting a big easy for her, but, I still like picking them up for her because she just enjoys them so much. They are a good book to give her a break from more challenging reading. The illustrations are a lot of fun. When she's finished reading them she will go back through the book slowly to just enjoy the pictures.
December 22, 2017
My son loves fly guy.... I’ve read it multiple times
February 28, 2020
Cute fly guy story about a bad dream and a Frankenfly. Buzz and Fly Guy read scary stories and make art based on Frankenstein.
July 3, 2017
Not the best Fly Guy book that I've read but I do like the idea of a Frankenfly! As with all of Tedd Arnold's books, love the colorful illustrations and the simple message of friendship!
December 12, 2013
Fly Guy
My children love the fly guy series. We've read a couple now and they never fail to excite my 6 yr old and my twin 3 yr olds. I find him somewhat disgusting, but then again, I have boys, so they are still asking for more fly guy. It's also a nice break because sometimes these are on audio and I get those for them to listen to while I'm making lunch. I still read other books as well to them, but lately, these are their favorites. Arnold is quickly becoming a well-known name in our household.
My children love the fly guy series. We've read a couple now and they never fail to excite my 6 yr old and my twin 3 yr olds. I find him somewhat disgusting, but then again, I have boys, so they are still asking for more fly guy. It's also a nice break because sometimes these are on audio and I get those for them to listen to while I'm making lunch. I still read other books as well to them, but lately, these are their favorites. Arnold is quickly becoming a well-known name in our household.
July 27, 2020
Miss is really enjoying the Fly Guy series of books and will have a go at some of the often repeated words like "fly guy" and "buzz". She likes the often slightly gross pictures of what Fly Guy likes to eat. This edition has them thinking of Halloween costumes and each drawing a picture of their best friend.
Miss 5 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
Miss 5 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.
October 26, 2022
I loved reading Fly Guy books when I was in elementary school. This book definitely took me back to my childhood! It's a good book for beginning readers because there are lots of large, colorful illustrations to keep their attention and one to two sentences on each page that makes it an easy read. I like how there was a question at the end that had the reader infer how Fly Guy painted the picture. The Fly Guy books were always popular with the boys in my class when I was younger. We would race to the library to be the first one to get to pick a new book from the series.
March 18, 2019
"Fly Guy and the Frankenfly" is by, Tedd Arnold. This book was published in 2013. This book is a great book for grades 1st-3rd grade. This specific Fly Guy book was about Buzz and Guy. They had been playing all day together and it was time for bed. When Buzz was sleeping he woke up to Guy creating a monster fly and Guy realized it was a bad idea and turned off his power which killed the monster. Buzz woke up the next morning and saw that all Guy did during the night was draw a picture of Buzz.
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April 19, 2020"Fly Guy and the Frankenfly" is by, Tedd Arnold. This book was published in 2013. This book is a great book for grades 1st-3rd grade. This specific Fly Guy book was about Buzz and Guy. They had been playing all day together and it was time for bed. When Buzz was sleeping he woke up to Guy creating a monster fly and Guy realized it was a bad idea and turned off his power which killed the monster. Buzz woke up the next morning and saw that all Guy did during the night was draw a picture of Buzz.
September 2, 2026
Pojken Buzz har en tam fluga som heter Flugo. Dom är kompisar. En kväll när det stormar lagar Buzz pussel och utklädnader åt honom och Flugo. Han har läst en tidning om monster så allt han pysslar har monster-tema. På kvällen när Buzz ska sova märker han att Flugo håller på med något eget. Mitt i natten vaknar Buzz av ett konstigt ljus… Flugo håller på med något mycket märkligt! Det verkar som att han byggt… en gigantisk monsterfluga!
July 15, 2019
Got the pleasure of reading this to my daughter's grandson. He thoroughly enjoyed. His mother said it was his favorite book and wants it read to him daily. He was definitely familiar with it by the way he would finish the sentences as I was reading.
Great book for a young listener or beginning reader.
Great book for a young listener or beginning reader.
January 7, 2019
Buzz and his pet fly Fly Guy spend a dark, stormy night making puzzles and costumes. Buzz goes to sleep, and has a nightmare of a Frankenfly monster. The next morning Fly Guy has a surprise for Buzz.
January 6, 2020
This was my first fly guy book. I liked it because I dressed up as Frankenstein last Halloween. I also liked that I could read a lot of it and my mom helped/read what I couldn't. I asked her to get more of these books.
July 10, 2020
This book is NOT my favorite Fly Guy in the series, it was cute but made NO SENSE!!!!🤔🤔
Sorry Tedd, but this book looked like it took 5 seconds to make.
My daughter enjoyed it, but it is not her favorite😕
Sorry Tedd, but this book looked like it took 5 seconds to make.
My daughter enjoyed it, but it is not her favorite😕
April 16, 2023
Fly Guy and the Frankenfly written by Tedd Arnold is a book from a classic series. I loved these books as a child and remember how much joy they brought me. Luckily in this book the main character just had a bad dream and Frankenfly was not real. I think students would love this book!
March 12, 2026
In Fly Guy, there's a person named Buzz and he has a pet named Fly Guy. Buzz and Fly Guy do
things together . My favorite bit is when Fly Guy was in his laboratory in buzzes dream.
The part I didn't like is when Frankenfly grabbed Buzz and squeezes him tight.
things together . My favorite bit is when Fly Guy was in his laboratory in buzzes dream.
The part I didn't like is when Frankenfly grabbed Buzz and squeezes him tight.
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March 14, 2017
Fly guy didn't really make a Frankenfly which was super weird. The end.
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December 6, 2017
Buzz is making a picture of his best friend what will fly guy come up with to show who his best friend is? preschool and up
January 9, 2018
After spooky fun, Buzz has a nightmare about Fly Guy's creation. Good addition to the collection.
June 4, 2018
Fly guy is just plain fun. It's an easy reader, usually full color, and this time they play dress up but it leads to some interesting dreams.
July 21, 2018
Review by C.N. : "I liked the part when he drew a picture of them."
September 10, 2018
Super cute. Buzz dreams of a giant Fly Guy... does he wake to find it real?
September 21, 2018
Cute early reader story about Buzz and his pet fly.
February 15, 2019
FLY GUY is cute, and looks so cheerful the story is not to scary. it is about a dream of fly guy turning into frankistein
February 16, 2019
What are dreams made of? Sometimes a great imagination can cause you problems.
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