Review By HOMA WOODRUM In the evenings when we sit outside, we see bats swooping through the air. My daughter happily points out that they are “Stellalunas!” Granted, Stellaluna is about a fruit bat and we don’t have them here in Southern Nevada but I love that she has a positive impression of bats because of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bats'
Stellaluna
October 30th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags:Bats·Early Elementary·Friendship·Halloween·Homa Woodrum·Illustration·Interspecies Friendship·Janell Cannon·Preschoolers
Birthday Zoo
May 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE Birthday Zoo is a story that revolves around animals in the zoo who are celebrating a boy’s birthday party. Through clever rhymes, each animal plays a different role at the party. For example, the sloth says, “Spread out a cloth,” and the bats instruct, “Pass out the hats.” My favorite came [...]
Tags:Bats·Birthday·Deborah Lee Rose·Good for Toddlers·Illustration·Lynn Munsinger·Preschoolers·Recycling·Robyn Moore·Sloths·Tapirs·Zoos
Sleepy Time
January 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Review By ROBYN MOORE Sleepy Time is a very short board book, full of simple rhymes. It showcases a handful of different animals and how they sleep—including baby Whale, who floats asleep in the ocean while her mom watches over her; baby Flamingo, who sleeps with his head tucked under his wing while standing on [...]
Tags:Animals·Baby Book·Bats·Bedtime·Board Book·Flamingos·Good for Toddlers·Illustration·Kathryn White·Pastel·Preschoolers·Robyn Moore·Whales
Bats at the Beach
September 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JESSICA ALMY Vacillating between anthropomorphism and a playful look at bats as bats, Bats at the Beach is a fun read for kids ages 4 to 8. Some of the images are designed to make kids squirm — marshmallows made of bugs, for example — but all in all, most kids will enjoy [...]
Tags:Animal Emotion·Animal Families·Bats·Brian Lies·Early Elementary·Preschoolers
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