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Bats at the Library

by Brian Lies
Brian Lies
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The Caldecott Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author of Bats at the Beach "pays homage to the pleasures to be found within libraries and books" (School Library Journal).

Another inky evening's here—the air is cool and calm and clear. Can it be true? Oh, can it be? Yes!—Bat Night at the library!

Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls until it's time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of story time. Brian Lies's joyful critters and their nocturnal celebration cast library visits in a new light. Even the youngest of readers will want to join the batty book-fest!

"As with its predecessor, this book's richly detailed chiaroscuro paintings find considerable humor at the intersection where bat and human behavior meet. But the author/artist outdoes himself: the library-after-dark setting works a magic all its own, taking Lies and his audience to a an intensely personal place."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The rhymed narrative serves primarily as the vehicle for the appealing acrylic illustrations that teem with bats so charming they will even win over chiroptophobes."—Booklist

"There is enough merriness here to keep the story bubbling . . . Pictures light-handedly capture the Cheshire Bat, Winnie the Bat and Little Red Riding Bat."—Kirkus Reviews

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Bat Books

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 11, 2020

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780547740751

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9780547740751
      • File size: 95553 KB
    Kindle restrictions

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.1
    • Lexile® Measure: 720
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 0-2

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from July 14, 2008
      Lies's (Bats at the Beach
      ) much-lauded bats are back and the library's got them—thanks to a window left open by an unsuspecting (or perhaps sympathetic) librarian. Although the young ones initially misbehave (they make photocopies of their bodies and turn the water fountain into a splash pool), Lies cuts them a little slack: “It's hard to settle down and read/ when life flits by at dizzy speed.” Story time settles everyone (upside-)down, and soon the furry creatures are “completely swallowed up” in books, giving Lies comic license to bat-tify the signature visuals from classics like Make Way For Ducklings
      ; Pippi Longstocking
      ; Goodnight, Moon
      and Peter Rabbit
      . As with its predecessor, this book's richly detailed chiaroscuro paintings find considerable humor at the intersection where bat and human behavior meet. But the author/artist outdoes himself: the library-after-dark setting works a magic all its own, taking Lies and his audience to a an intensely personal place. Ages 4–8.

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook
Kindle restrictions

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.1
  • Lexile® Measure:720
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-2

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