Me and My Flying Machine,

Me and my 3.5 year old love this book! It’s a grand narrative about a boy getting creative and building his very own flying machine from knickknacks in an abandoned shed. It showcases children’s imaginative creativity at its finest. This book also demonstrates a good approach when things don’t go as planned in life. Plus the illustrations are divine! When my boy has a bad dream, I whisper a few lines from this book in his ear and he settles down beautifully. Highly recommended.

I have been searching for this book for such a long time. I must have read it a million times as a child in the 70's. It was my absolute favorite. Now that I am an early childhood educator (and a mother), I can't wait to share this book with my students and my children!

Just like Mr. Phil Schreiber said in his review below, this book is one I have remembered my entire life. My brother received this book for a B-Day gift back in the mid 70's and I was fascinated by it. I am now 36, and still can see the drawings. This book enspired me to dream...even if the dream isn't worth dreaming about. What a gem this story truely is!

How can I succintly sum up just how inspiring this book was to me as a child? The tale of a young boy who decides to build a plane in his barn and imagines all the positive actions he'll achieve in it, from winning races to helping people out. A boy who, when his dreams are hopelessly dashed, is unperturbed and already looking to the next challenge. Masterful! Like Paulo Coelho for the younger generation! Whatsmore, Beautifully illustrated and one book your child will read over and over and over. Trust me; I did!p.s. have bought a copy to read to my niece and my own children when they appear on the scene!

If I could only explain just how this book has inspired me. I was givin this book from my parents in the early 70's and somehow till this day has been a part of me and Im 35 now! I love how the boys discovery leads to a creation and how his dreams inspire his desire to perfect his project. Win races, rescue people, deliver mail, give birds a place to rest when flying. When he decides it is just right, he finally tries to get it out of the barn just to have it fall to pieces! Even after his terrible failure he still isnt willing give up trying to create..."tomarrow Ill build a rowboat" Terrific.

I remember reading this book over and over as a small child. I read it so many times that I wore out the binder on the book. It's a story of a small boy and how he builds a flying machine out of scrapes and paints it with all the colors he can find in the family shed and takes off on an adventure around the world. I would love to find this book and keep it around for future generations to read, not only this story but all the other wonderful stories written by Marianna Mayer. Thank you.....C.M.....