Freddie the Fly

A Story About Learning to Listen. Freddie the Fly likes to talk and talk. He's so busy buzzing about the latest gossip, he can't listen to anyone else. Freddie doesn't realize how much of a chatterbox he is until he meets Mesquita. Her mile-a-minute mouth makes Freddie seem like a mute. Appropriate for readers in pre-k to third-grade, this colorful storybook teaches kids how to control their conversations and be excited about listening to, and learning from, others.

Freddie returns with quite the conundrum! He keeps missing social cues, so he misunderstands what people mean, and then he finds himself in a mess. He just doesn't get that there's a lot more to communication than the words that people say. Fortunately for our favorite fly, he has his dad and Principal Roachford available to teach him about connecting the communication dots, including voice tone, facial expressions and body language.

Freddie the Fly's friend Stella the Stinkbug has a problem. Or lots of problems. Some problems are big, and some are small. But every time she faces a problem, she reacts the same way. She Bugs out. And you know what happens when a stink bug bugs out? It causes a Big Stink! With help from Mrs. Monarch, Stella and Freddie learn about different kinds of problems: Big problems, Meh problems, and No Bigs. Each problem has an appropriate reaction. Mrs. Monarch teaches Stella and Freddie two important questions to ask themselves, and then the problemsolving can begin! Follow along as Freddie and Stella learn to control their reactions to different problems, and to keep small problems small so they can be easily solved.

Our friend Freddie the Fly is having a hard time. He can't figure out why his honesty is causing his friends and family to feel hurt. Afterall, isn't he supposed to tell the truth? Fortunately, Freddie's Bug Scout Master has a new patch for him to earn — the Truth or Care patch. Join Freddie as he learns that it's okay to have and share your opinion, but to be a good friend, you should factor the feelings of others into your comments. Speech-Language Pathologist and expert Kimberly Delude proves once again that navigating social situations can be hard for children (and bugs!), and provides simplified steps to balancing which thoughts to share, which to flush, and how to balance Truth with Care. Great for K-6 children and the adults in their lives.