4 Stars! Cute book. Shows kiddo’s how to handle an annoying situation. In this case, the fly is bothering the pig & the pig stops to think of the best way to handle the problem. I really liked the artwork too. I’d definitely recommend this book for anyone with young kiddie’s!
*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own!*

The adorable character Pig is basking in the goodness of his day thinking about "sunshine, rainbows, and the feel of cool mud on a hot summer day." Then his "calm, peaceful, and happy" mood is suddenly interrupted by a pesky, buzzing fly and his thoughts turn sour and prickly and he is not happy any more. Oh my!

Pig feels angry and mad and he tries different ways to restore that feeling of peace and tranquility that has just disappeared. He goes through many scenarios of regaining self-control like: should he yell loudly at that pesky fly and tell him to get lost?, should he run away and isolate himself?, maybe he should give that pesky fly a good swat with a fly-swatter... noooo... " Never. Pig was a pig of peace." None of those things would solve his dilemma. What then does Pig decide to do to restore his happiness and compose?

This book helps children deal with the feeling of frustration and anger. It helps a child understand the power of remaining calm when something or someone is annoying them. They need to understand that you can't stop frustrating things from happening in your life but you can control your reaction to the annoying incidents.

This book will help children develop compassion and think through choices as how to react such as:

*identify the feeling that is bothering you
*develop coping skills to solve the problem
*get up and get moving... pig used physical activity (a walk), deep breathing, whistling a tune to cope
*how to cool down - try counting slowly to 10, do some pushups, go jogging, squeeze a ball or some type of stress-reliever, drink some water, listen to some quiet music while you figure out what to do.

If the annoyance leads to bullying or inappropriate behaviour towards you or is presistent then you must seek an adult's help and always, always do the right thing.

The illustrations are strong enough to stand on their own. Children will love Pig and certainly will identify with his feelings towards the pesky fly. The book is inspirational and the dark feeling of frustration is woven perfectly through this relatable story. I highly recommend this book and would suggest it be included in classrooms and school libraries.

This book was super cute. I love how the author not only made the book fun to read but also that it had a lesson to it as well. It was also great to see both sides of the story. From pigs point and The Flys.

Another book chosen so that I could entertain my grandson on his weekly sleepover. Bye Bye Pesky Fly is a beautifully illustrated book that tells the story of a pig that loves nothing more than laying around dreaming of rainbows and unicorns and cool mud on warm days. This day dreaming is interrupted by the arrival of said pesky fly that disturbs the happy pig and turns his happy thoughts to dark angry storm clouds. How should the pig deal with this irritation? Should he shoe the fly? Should he swat the fly? Or should he talk to the fly to let him know how he feels? An engaging story that kept my grandson entertained. You cannot ask more of a book than that.

Kids often have a problem with solving problems with their friends. They don't have the communication skills, or perhaps just are to shy to say anything, when the situation is bad.

As you can see in the illsutraion below, the pig is annoyed that the little fly is hanging out with him.

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He doesn't want to hurt the fly, he just doesn't want him to keep flying around him.

In simple language, we see how pig solves this problem, by telling the fly that although he didn't mean to, his buzzing around is annoying. This reminds me of the language they taught my daughter in pre-school, when people were hurting her feelings. She was taught to come right out, and say "You are hurting my feelings."

Often the direct approach is best.

And there is a bit in the back of the book for the parents or caregivers that explains the thoughts behind the book.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

This was a cute book to teach kids about dealing with bothersome or annoying situations or people. It provided great tools for kids to deal with their anger and how to address situations they find frustrating.
I received and ARC of this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great book for both children and their parents (and anyone who works with children)! The story is cute and shows a lot of great ways to handle a situation. The illustrations are done very well! The last part of the book includes helpful tips for caregivers and will help them teach children how to handle annoying situations.