Kelly Rice Schmitt & Jam Dong
I Fly - An Airplaine's Fantastic Flight
From the Series On the Move
Sleek, regal, gravity-defying, I fly the open skies.
Every day, tens of thousands of airplanes crisscross the globe, delivering people and cargo of all sorts—from mail to medicine to dinosaur fossils—exactly where they need to go. Join one long-haul commercial airplane as it prepares for takeoff and follow the flight all the way to a safe landing at the destination.
Mechanics mend parts, pilots check the cockpit, dispatchers make a flight plan, and flight attendants tend to passengers in the course of this important journey. Along its journey, the plane encounters course corrections, weather challenges, and a sky full of other aircraft—but it flies through, delivering its passengers exactly where they want to be. From the creators of I Ship, I Fuel, and I Truck comes an adventure that will send readers’ imaginations soaring!
Millbrook Press
Non-fiction Picture Book
Age 5+
40 pp | US$ 14.99
hc | 270 x 225 mm
Publication: October 2026
Author: Kelly Rice Schmitt
Illustrator: Jam Dong
All rights available, excl. Chinese (simpl. & compl.), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
- First-person perspective from the point of view of a plane is highly engaging
- Seek-and-find element: endpapers depict objects that can be found throughout the illustrations inside the book
- A fun and engaging introduction to things that keep us moving across town and around the globe
Awards
“As preparation for a child’s first flight or for anyone who loves to watch planes fly overhead, this picture book captures both the mechanics and the magic of traveling by air.”—School Library Journal, 18 August 2026
“An informative trip through friendly skies.”—Kirkus Reviews, 26 June 2026
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