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In a rainy town in the north of England, there are strange goings-on. Dad is building a pair of wings, eating flies, and feathering his nest. Auntie Doreen is getting cross and making dumplings. Contest barker Mr. Poop is parading the streets shouting louder and louder, and even Mr. Mint, the headmaster, is not quite himself. And watching it all is Lizzie, missing her mam and looking after Dad by letting him follow his newfound whimsy. From an inspired creative pairing comes a story of the Great Human Bird Competition - an exuberant tale of the healing power of flights of fancy, and a very special father-daughter bond.

《会飞的爸爸》最初是以话剧的形式于2003年12月在英国伦敦YoungVic剧场演出，后来以小说的形式出版，获得众多好评。奇思妙想的情节中饱含温情，绚丽的插图更为故事增添了欢乐的色彩。两位才华横溢的作者倾心创作出了这个奇妙的故事，希望与小读者一起分享他们心中的爱、希望与信仰。《会飞的爸爸》的故事发生在英国泰恩河边的小镇上，噗噗先生正拿着大喇叭在大街上高喊：飞人大赛报名啦！报名啦！来自世界各地的参赛选手带来了令人眼花缭乱的装备：大弹簧、降落伞、螺旋桨、滑翔机……小镇为此热闹非凡，连深居简出的莉齐爸爸也受了感染，开始做梦：假如他赢得了大赛，名扬天下，女儿肯定会为他感到骄傲！于是，爸爸收集了很多美丽的羽毛，做成一对漂亮的翅膀，还学鸟叫、吃虫子，以为这样就能飞起来。哎呀，这真是太荒唐了！多琳姨妈为此气得发疯，明特班主任也不禁担忧，连见多识广的噗噗先生也频频摇头……只有女儿莉齐始终陪伴在爸爸身边。信念、希望和爱，这些真的能让爸爸飞起来吗？