refvemma's review against another edition
5.0
A bat book for Bats! A classic given to us by Auntie Gail... love this little Bat just trying his best to pretend to be a bird.
elizachristine's review against another edition
4.0
I can't believe I had never read this until now, but I'm glad that I have.
This is a wonderful book for teaching children about friendship, fear, determination and acceptance.
This is a wonderful book for teaching children about friendship, fear, determination and acceptance.
smithers815's review against another edition
5.0
Great read! I love the illustrations and even the notes at the back... who knew the world was so full of funky bats?!
lilmatt050's review against another edition
5.0
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I am surprise that this book wasn't made into a television show because it was insightful, funny, and showcase information about birds and bats! I really enjoyed this book and feel like this has become an instant classic in children's pictures book.
We meet Stellaluna who is a newborn fruit bat who still has much to learn about what they eat, how to fly, and how to avoid danger. Her mother tries to teach her and successful they fly into the night looking for food until suddenly out of nowhere this Owl appears and tries to kill them. Luckily for Stellaluna she survive the crash but the whereabouts of her mother is unknown and now she is all alone with nowhere to call home.
Until one day this bird notices that Stellaluna is lonely and decides to include her into her family home and quickly Stellaluna learns the new rules of living with birds and how they fly and eat which is quite difficult for her because she is a bat not a bird. While they have become a close knit family, Stellaluna needs to learn how to be on her own and soon meets other bats including her mother.
Time has passed tremendously and we see how Stellaluna grows and it was nice to see that her mother wasn't killed by the owl. While she has met her mother again, she is still close to her other family and compromises to meet in the middle and show the birds her world of a bat in the nighttime.
What impressed me the most about this book is the author did her research about fruit bats and how these were suppose to be drawn, how they fly, and practically every single question you may be wondering after reading the book. I was grateful that in the last few pages she writes the facts about fruit bats and I believe that is insightful and makes in intriguing for the little kids who read this book.
It shows that the author did their homework and should be rewarded for their hard efforts! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend everyone to read it and I wouldn't be surprise if this becomes a series and not just a movie.
I am surprise that this book wasn't made into a television show because it was insightful, funny, and showcase information about birds and bats! I really enjoyed this book and feel like this has become an instant classic in children's pictures book.
We meet Stellaluna who is a newborn fruit bat who still has much to learn about what they eat, how to fly, and how to avoid danger. Her mother tries to teach her and successful they fly into the night looking for food until suddenly out of nowhere this Owl appears and tries to kill them. Luckily for Stellaluna she survive the crash but the whereabouts of her mother is unknown and now she is all alone with nowhere to call home.
Until one day this bird notices that Stellaluna is lonely and decides to include her into her family home and quickly Stellaluna learns the new rules of living with birds and how they fly and eat which is quite difficult for her because she is a bat not a bird. While they have become a close knit family, Stellaluna needs to learn how to be on her own and soon meets other bats including her mother.
Time has passed tremendously and we see how Stellaluna grows and it was nice to see that her mother wasn't killed by the owl. While she has met her mother again, she is still close to her other family and compromises to meet in the middle and show the birds her world of a bat in the nighttime.
What impressed me the most about this book is the author did her research about fruit bats and how these were suppose to be drawn, how they fly, and practically every single question you may be wondering after reading the book. I was grateful that in the last few pages she writes the facts about fruit bats and I believe that is insightful and makes in intriguing for the little kids who read this book.
It shows that the author did their homework and should be rewarded for their hard efforts! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I would highly recommend everyone to read it and I wouldn't be surprise if this becomes a series and not just a movie.
rainlionnixphe's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
I remembered loving this book as a child and I must say it holds up even twenty years later.
rebeccap's review
lighthearted
reflective
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
buuboobaby's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful, expressive art. Nobody illustrates animals like Janell Cannon, and her writing is wonderful, too. Love her stuff!
leann_tullock's review against another edition
5.0
randomly remembered i read this book in like 3rd grade? i remember loving it so sure 5 stars.