Super Fly: The World's Smallest Superhero!

by Todd H. Doodler

From just a tiny larva in diapers to . . . SUPER FLY! This is the story of Eugene Flystein, a small and nerdy, mild-mannered housefly, who also happens to be the world's smallest superhero and humanity's greatest crime fighter. SUPER FLY!: Able to stop tornadoes from destroying towns with just one breath.
Strong enough to push a ship away from a looming iceberg.
He's even read every book in the library twice. Yes, twice! Can this four-eyed little bugger, along with his trusty sidekick Fantastic Flea, take on Crazy Cockroach and his army of insect baddies? It's housefly vs. cockroach in this epic battle of good vs. evil. Who will come out on top? Stay tuned!

Genres: Chapter Books, Childrens, Superheroes

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 5, 2015

About the author

Todd H. Doodler is a well-known “pop artist,” and in addition to writing and illustrating the best-selling Bear in Underwear books, he is the author/illustrator of The Zoo I Drew, Girls Are Weirdos But They Smell Pretty! and Boys Are Stupid, Throw Rocks at Them! Doodler lives in California.

Reviews

[Joshua Glasgow · Rating 2 out of 5]

The guy who wrote this made it for his kid specifically and that is apparent. It feels like very little effort was put into it and he was just making it up as he went along. I wasn’t that into it and am not interested in reading more if this is a series. I don’t know if it is.

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
read along with my daughter for homeschool

[Allison · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is tolerable, but it's not particularly remarkable. It is a good choice for kids who enjoy a superhero themed story, but I wouldn't recommend it to any other audience. There's not really much to be said about it. It's not bad, but it's not particularly good either. The quality of writing is ok, as is the plot and character development. It's an easy/light read, but it's not exactly a "page turner". I've read books that it was a struggle to finish, and this wasn't that. It really is just remarkably average.

[Kirsten Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book connections:
1. Fly Guy (Arnold)
2. Joey Fly, Private Eye (Reynolds)
3. Diary of a Fly (Cronin)
4.The Jazz Fly (Gollub)
5. Superhero books

Learning connections:
1. Insects
2. Superheroes
3. School
4. Bullies

[Miss Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

This fun and inventive book features a world of bugs where a young fly who is bullied in school creates all sorts of inventions at home. One such invention gives the recipient 9000 times more power. But if your already bad does it give you more bad or good. Fun battles and cute humor. can't wait to try with kids.

[Ariana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I recommend this book because it has a funny topic and it teaches a good lesson.

[Miranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read aloud with three year old. Entertaining, easy to follow, and wholesome (minus a few potty jokes) super hero story.

[Christopher Olson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, has little drawings.

[Jess Borer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is adorable and hilarious and filled with poop jokes, perfect for kids in grades 1-3. It's a story about a young fly name Eugene Flystein, who's family just moved to a new city. Eugene is faced with a rude, obnoxious bully and has a hard time standing up for himself. But so does everyone else in the school. Eugene goes from a nobody to somebody when he realizes that he has super strength and super speed and ends up saving the world.

Questions:
1)Who is Eugene's first friend in his new city?
2)How does Eugene react to Cornelius the first time he bullies him?
3)What happens to Eugene that makes him realize he has super powers?
4) Who does Crazy Cockroach kidnap?
5)What lesson about bullies does this book teach us?


Doodler, T. (n.d.). Super Fly: The world's smallest superhero!

[Elaine Fultz, Teacher Librarian, MLS · Rating 1 out of 5]

Doodler, author of the Bear in Underwear series, targets the Captain Underpants audience, logically. Unfortunately Super Fly misses the mark. Super Fly’s arch enemy is a cockroach bully, Cornelius. SF’s sidekick (pest friend) is a flea. They all live with other bugs in Stinkopolis. The Davids vs Goliath plot and the gratuitous potty/body humor (boogers, farts, butts, etc.) are entirely predictable. Pilkey’s heroes enjoy their share of off-color laughs, but readers laugh, too. Readers of Super Fly might laugh at the word, “booger,” but they are not likely to laugh at the unfunny story. Stick to the Underpants hero and keep the Underwear bare, I mean bear.

[Stefanie Burns · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cheesy story that young kids may find hilarious. I liked some of the symbolism: the cockroach is the bully. I also liked some of the cheesy humor, though I'm not sure kids would get some of the jokes. It reminds me of watching Looney Tunes. Kids think it's funny because it's a cartoon but older people like the humor in it; the jokes are almost written for adults. This book had some of those same elements.

The friendship the fly and the flea forge is nice and I loved how the flea was in the circus. Super heroes are popular and I like how these two super heroes are just average guys. I would have the book in my library though I am not compelled to read any more in the series.

[Jeff Raymond · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't help but be a little impressed at the attempt to capitalize on the long-term popularity of Fly Guy by having someone new age up a fly character and make him a superhero, but here we have Super Fly, a new series that mixes Captain Underpants and Fly Guy into a decent, but ridiculously derivative, humor book for young readers. The target age group might not care about the similarities, but if they do, it's hard to wonder if they won't simply gravitate toward the better existing properties instead.

[Staci · Rating 2 out of 5]

So so painful to read. I cut out stuff, I changed wording, I rolled my eyes. It was not enjoyable to read at all. I consider this kind of book "brain junk food" and not literature. So, for my kindergartner six year old, he did laugh and did enjoy much of it, and I know that means I ought to give it more stars. But it was not great. This is definitely the kind of book an 8 year old might enjoy as a read by themselves short novel. The illustrations were cute.

But reading it out loud was less pleasant than a trip to the DMV.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super Fly: The World's Smallest Superhero! by Todd H. Doodler is a fun, little story filled with enough poop jokes to amuse children at the early-elementary school level. It is a complete story, but I suspect from the ending that there will be more Super Fly adventures to come. I thought that the book was creative and clever enough that parents who read the book to or with their child will find it amusing as well.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really about 2.5 stars. Lots of puns, play-on-words, and gross-out humor, which is sure to appeal to many kid readers. Lack of stars isn't due to the type of humor; rather it just felt like a typical superhero story with quick jokes. Nothing too original or surprising. It doesn't mean the book won't find an audience; it was a pleasant enough read, just nothing special.

[Katie Gamble · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this with my 7 year old son - looking for bridges into longer chapter books for my graphic novel, super hero loving kid. This was a great intro - good pacing, fun characters, cute illustrations and relevant subject matter. Nothing but spectacular, but a good fit for us and a good beginning to chapter reading!

[Dylan Bixler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a wonderfully adorable story; a definite page turner. It is very well written, and I got such a kick out of the bugs' names like "Monica Mosquito" or "Principal Praying Mantis." The dialogue between Eugene Flystein and Freddy Flea is very comical, and I grew very attached to their characters. The ending was also fantastic and leaves it open for more adventures.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 3 out of 5]

Grades 1-3. Fun transitional chapter book. Joey Fly is doing his best to stop the bully cockroach from taking over the world. Reminded me of Fly Guy and Melvin Beederman. Sure to be hit with kids who need this reading level.

[AMY · Rating 4 out of 5]

115 pages. Humorous book about a fly, a flea and a bully cockroach. Super Fly and Fantastic Flea are dedicated to saving the world from the evil plans of Cornelius Cockroach. Funny illustrations and dialogue. Loads of fun, especially for boys. Highly recommended for Gr. 3-5.

[Bethe · Rating 2 out of 5]

lots of boy appeal in this book, filled with bad jokes about bugs and farts, super heroes, open ended for a part 2.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read an ARC of this book. This is a funny, short chapter book that tells the misadventures of a fly and his flea friend as they battle with their enemy, a cockroach. The ending is set for a sequel.

[Tracie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really fun story about an inquisitive fly who becomes a superhero and how he and his sidekick save the planet from indestructible robots.

[Joel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would have been a 5 star but I thought the ending was weird

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a silly story of a fly who saves the universe. Some of the names are tricky and it does say "shut up" at one point, but as long as your child can handle that, it is worth a read!

[Jean-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 8-year old read this one to me. It's a cute quick read.

[Crafty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fly the nerdy superhero of the town must defeat a villain named Crazy Cockroach!

[Andrea Labonte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute.

[Meghan Hunt · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't really enjoy this book, but I think kids will love it. I think it would be a good read alike for Captain Underpants.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eh. I’m totally not the target audience for this odd little superhero book. Good for die-hard superhero fans under the age of eight. Quasi-recommended.

[The Brothers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dexter (8yo) read. [Dexter spent a good 10 minutes over dinner time outlining the plot of this book, with great enthusiasm!]