Felicity Fly finds out about fruit and vegetables in Christina Gabbitas' latest story in her engaging and sing-song rhyming book series. Do you know what a dragon fruit is (or what one tastes like?) Do you know how packed with vitamins and goodness a head of broccoli is? This is a fantastic little book to teach children all about the amazing fruits and vegetables that come from all over the world, and now can be found in the grocery section of our local supermarkets. On our weekly shop we always make a point of making a bee-line for new and interesting looking fruit, so Felicity's story was absolutely perfectly well received by us.

The story doesn't just teach children about their 5-a-day though, it encourages exploration of our planet as we find out about all the amazing places in the world where the fruit and vegetables grow - and there's a brilliant read-along download courtesy of Christina if you fancy learning a few of the different languages and accents of the characters (this is a giggle, we loved it!)

Charlotte is still quite a fan of the Felicity Fly adventures, so even a very fussy 7 year old can enjoy these stories.

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Charlotte's best bit: Felicity (and Charlotte) finding out just how good for you Brassica Broccoli is! Yum!

Daddy's Favourite bit: A fantastic way to engage children's imaginations and to encourage them to eat their 5-a-day. Awesome!

(Kindly sent to us for review by Poems and Pictures)

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Here's a sing-song book that blends fun rhymes and new word learning experiences, together with an insight into the 'creepy crawlies' and animals we share our living space with.

Meet Felicity Fly - the gossamer-winged character who is a friend to the spiders and bugs. One morning Felicity is woken up by a strange rumbling whirring noise and meets a new friend, Veronica Vac, who hoovers up the dust in Felicity's home.

Poor Wendy Woodlouse unwittingly ends up sucked up by Veronica Vac - and this is just the start of an adventure through the house, teaching young children that insects are interesting and not to be squished!

(Alright, we draw the line at wasps, they really are unlovable unless you, dear reader, can prove otherwise!)

With an accompanying narrative CD complete with Felicity's theme song, this is a charming little book by Christina and Julie. Charlotte wanted to know what a Silverfish was (she's interested in bugs and beetles and we have our own bug-investigation kit at home in case we find any interesting ones!) so the book was great for stimulating her interest and encouraging her to go and investigate further.

With a sing-song story, a brilliant selection of characters and lots of potential for exploration and fun, we've really enjoyed meeting Felicity and her friends and know you will too!

Charlotte's best bit: Simon the Spider's terrible predicament! EEK!

Daddy's favourite bit: From a reader's perspective, this is a great story to do as the CD narration suggests, try out different voices and read in a sing-song way.

(Kindly sent to us for review by Christina at Poems and Pictures Ltd)