Meerkats Don’t Fly

by: Mark Miller; Illustrated by Cathy Butterfield

Published by: Good Turn Publishing

Reviewed by Mayra Calvani

Meerkats Don’t Fly is an adorable picture book! The story is sweet, humorous and engaging and the illustrations, done in color pencils, are beautiful.

Little Meerkat Benny is obsessed with the idea of flying, possibly because the first thing he saw from his hole in the ground after he was born was a bird in the sky. The other meerkats constantly remind him that ha can’t fly, that it’s against the nature of meekats to do so. But Benny has a dream, and no one or nobody can get that dream out of his mind. He’s going to find a way to fly, no matter what it takes.

Benny comes up with various ideas that don’t work, some even dangerous, but he must follow his dream. At the end, he comes up with an ingenious idea… but will it work and will he be able to run free from the dangerous eagle?

This is a story that both teaches and entertains. The dialogue is smart and funny, the story suspenseful as we wonder what will happen with the dangerous eagle, and the illustrations are cute and evoking.

This is a winner that will be enjoyed by all young children ages 4-8.

Armchair Interviews says: Those little meerkats tell a good story.