Fly Guy Books in Order
Part ofTedd Arnold Books in OrderThis page shows the Fly Guy books by Tedd Arnold in order, with quick summaries, reading order, series background, and easy where-to-start help.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Publication Order
21 books
Hi! Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
2005
Buzz catches a fly for The Amazing Pet Show and ends up with an unlikely best friend. Everyone says a fly cannot be a pet, until Fly Guy proves them wrong.
Shoo, Fly Guy!
by Tedd Arnold
2006
Left behind when Buzz goes on a picnic, Fly Guy sets out hungry and gloomy in search of his favorite food. The guessing game is part of the fun, and so is the mess.
Super Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
2006
Fly Guy follows Buzz to school and finds paradise in the lunchroom trash. His appetite creates chaos, then accidentally saves the day.
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
2007
Visiting Grandma turns strange when she swallows Fly Guy and a growing parade of animals. Buzz worries, but Fly Guy is not finished yet.
Fly High, Fly Guy!
by Tedd Arnold
2008
Buzz's parents do not want Fly Guy on the family trip, but he comes along anyway and keeps getting lost. Every stop on the vacation turns into a new search.
Hooray For Fly Guy!
by Tedd Arnold
2008
Buzz and Fly Guy want to prove a fly can help on the football field. Practice is bumpy, but Fly Guy is not ready to quit.
I Spy Fly Guy!
by Tedd Arnold
2009
A hide-and-seek game goes wrong when Fly Guy hides in the garbage and gets hauled to the dump. Buzz follows in a panic and finds more flies than he ever expected.
Buzz Boy and Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
2010
Buzz and Fly Guy imagine themselves as superheroes facing dragons and pirates. It is a fast, comic-book style adventure built on their usual teamwork.
Fly Guy Meets Fly Girl
by Tedd Arnold
2010
Fly Guy meets Liz's pet, Fly Girl, and immediately finds someone who can outfly and outgross him. Buzz starts to worry about losing his best buddy.
Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter!
by Tedd Arnold
2011
Buzz brings Fly Guy to school just in time for a class trip to a flyswatter factory. For Fly Guy, it is basically the worst field trip imaginable.
Ride, Fly Guy, Ride!
by Tedd Arnold
2012
A car ride goes wildly wrong when Fly Guy is blown out the window and bounced from one vehicle to the next. Buzz chases after him through a ridiculous chain of rescues.
There's a Fly Guy in My Soup
by Tedd Arnold
2012
Fly Guy is banned from a fancy hotel restaurant, but the kitchen smells too good to ignore. His search for food turns dinner service into a disaster.
Fly Guy and Fly Girl: Friendly Frenzy
by Tedd Arnold
2013
Buzz and Fly Guy meet Liz and Fly Girl in the park, then run into Carlos and his pet lizard, Annie. What starts as a friendly outing quickly feels dangerous for two little flies.
Fly Guy and the Frankenfly
by Tedd Arnold
2013
After a day of spooky crafts and games, Buzz falls asleep and dreams of a gigantic Frankenfly. Halloween fun tips into a big, buggy nightmare.
A Pet for Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
2014
Fly Guy decides he wants a pet of his own after seeing other animals at the park. Buzz helps him search, but every choice brings a new problem.
Fly Guy's Amazing Tricks
by Tedd Arnold
2014
Buzz teaches Fly Guy a whole set of tricks, and Fly Guy is eager to perform them anywhere, especially at the worst possible moment. The result is a very messy show-off act.
Prince Fly Guy
by Tedd Arnold
2015
Buzz has to write a fairy tale, and Fly Guy becomes the star, whether he likes the parts or not. Their storybook game turns homework into a silly royal quest.
Fly Guy's Ninja Christmas
by Tedd Arnold
2016
On Christmas Eve, Fly Guy wants the perfect gift for Buzz. His search turns into a tiny nighttime battle when he spots an unwelcome stranger in the house.
Fly Guy's Big Family
by Tedd Arnold
2017
Fly Guy misses his relatives, so Buzz plans a surprise that brings the whole bug family together. The visit is sweet, chaotic, and just a little gross.
Fly Guy and the Alienzz
by Tedd Arnold
2018
Buzz is making an alien movie, and soon his game pulls Fly Guy, Fly Girl, and friends into a wild outer-space adventure. It is part pretend play, part rescue mission, and all noisy fun.
Attack of the 50-Foot Fly Guy!
by Tedd Arnold
2019
After snacking from a radioactive trash can, Fly Guy grows to giant size and panics the town. Buzz and a scientist race to shrink him before the military attacks.
Series background & context
The Fly Guy books start with a joke that somehow becomes a real friendship. Buzz catches a fly for a pet show. The fly turns out to be smart, loyal, noisy, and impossible to ignore. From there, Tedd Arnold builds a whole early-reader world out of that one silly idea.
Buzz is an ordinary kid in a very ordinary family. Fly Guy is not ordinary at all. He can say Buzz's name, understand what is going on, and throw himself into every situation with total confidence. That contrast drives almost every book. Buzz tries to keep things under control. Fly Guy follows his appetite, curiosity, or imagination, and the day tips into chaos.
That chaos is the engine of the series.
A trip to school, a family vacation, a football game, a fancy restaurant, or a game of hide-and-seek can all go wrong in exactly the right way. Arnold keeps the plots simple enough for new readers to follow, but never flat. Something is always moving. Someone is always worried. Fly Guy is always one bad idea away from turning a normal outing into a rescue mission.
The tone is a big part of why these books stick. They are funny in a very kid-specific way, full of speed, sound effects, bugs, food, and just enough gross stuff to feel daring. At the same time, the series is never mean. However messy Fly Guy gets, the heart of the books is the bond between him and Buzz. They are best friends first, even when one of them is hiding in garbage or being chased by a swatter.
As the series grows, the world grows with it. Buzz's family shows up. Grandma shows up. Liz and Fly Girl come into the picture. Some books lean into pretend play, like superhero adventures or fairy-tale homework. Others stay grounded in small everyday disasters. That mix keeps the books from feeling repetitive, even though the format stays comfortably familiar.
They are also built for success. The pages have plenty of white space, the text is manageable, and the illustrations carry emotion and action very clearly. New readers can feel independent without being left on their own.
So what should you expect from Fly Guy? Short books, fast laughs, a lot of buzzing, and a friendship that feels sincere under all the nonsense. Arnold understands that kids like stories where the rules wobble a little, but the feelings stay steady. That is exactly what Buzz and Fly Guy deliver, again and again.
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