Fly, Mama, Fly! by Anna McGregor. Scribble US, 2025. 9781964992143.
Guest review by Julie Strange
This absolutely gorgeous board book will make snuggling up with your toddler or preschooler all the more dreamy and wonderful. Printed with special neon ink, you’re transported into a magical world of a baby flying fox as they fly through the night with their mama. (They’re native to southwestern Australia and endangered.) There’s wonderful positional language in here –“under,” “over,” “past,” and “through” — and action words — “sip,” “nibble,” “bite” — that lend a lovely interactive element to reading time. My nearly-six-year-old loves this book, and frankly so do I. It will forever hold a special place on our shelves, and I will continue buying a copy for every new family member that comes along. (Bonus: five percent of profits from each copy sold is donated to the Australian Conservation Foundation.)
