ALA Booklist

When Buzz and his pet fly play hide-and-seek, Fly Guy's favorite hiding place is in the garbage can. But when the garbageman collects the can, Fly Guy is trapped inside. Buzz panics, and he and his dad follow the truck to the dump to find him t there's a zillion flies! Is Fly Guy gone forever? Of course not. Buzz remembers their game tactic, and his pal Fly Guy appears. This welcome addition is the seventh in this easy reader series, and Arnold's bug-eyed cartoons continue to buzz with delight. No fly-swatting here, just more "I spy" fun.

Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)

While Buzz and his beloved pet insect are playing hide-and-seek, a garbage collector makes off with Fly Guy, precipitating a search at the town dump. The series' latest little story is so fleet and suspenseful, fans may not even notice how simple the new-reader-friendly sentences are. Cartoony illustrations star humans and flies, all with bulbous bug eyes.

School Library Journal (Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 CST 2009)

PreS-Gr 2 Fly Guy and Buzz are back in this outrageously funny adventure told in three simple chapters. Fly Guy's propensity to hide in a garbage can when he and Buzz play hide-and-seek results in disaster. Fly Guy is carted off to the dump, and when the boy tries to find him, he is faced with a multitude of flies that look, act, and sound exactly like his pal. And every one of those flies can call his nameBuzz! Fortunately, the one and only Fly Guy thinks they are still playing the game. He has been hanging upside down from the visor of Buzz's cap, as close as any good friend can get. There's no mistaking Arnold's hilarious cartoon illustrations, and in this new addition to a popular series, there are plenty of them to enjoy. Gloria Koster, West School, New Canaan, CT