The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney

The Adventures of Sparrowboy by Brian Pinkney, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997, ISBN 0-689-81071-7
PS: After an encounter with a sparrow, Henry finds he is able to fly just like his favorite comic book hero.
Several pages of this book are laid out like a comic strip, which might appeal to those readers who like graphic novels. Pinkney's illustrations on the remaining pages appear comic-strip-like, so the pages tie together nicely, moving from comic strip character to our main character, Henry. Henry's adventures will appeal to early elementary students, who probably also dream of flying, saving small children and animals, and taking on the local bully, and winning.