Module 1 : Bats at the Library

Book Summary:

This books is about a group of bats that take over the library at night while everyone else is asleep. They have thier way with the books and the adventures they find in them. As the sun starts to come up they know it is time to clean up and go home to bed.

Book Citation:

Lies, B. (2008). Bats at the library. New York: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children.

Impressions:
I really liked this book. It was the first picture book that I read that uses a library as the setting. Kids have this idea of libraries being quiet and boring and this book tells a different story. It is a fun way to reinforce the idea that reading is fun (even the bats think so). The illustrations are beautiful and very detailed. 

Reviews:

From Booklist

An open library window is an invitation for a colony of bats in this sequel to Bats at the Beach (2006). Once inside, older bats look for favorite books, while younger ones explore and play. Story time settles everyone down and transports them into the tales, filled with bat characters playing new roles. The bat homage to classic children’s books includes titles like Goodnight Sun, while images such as Little Red Riding Bat will amuse children who are familiar with the originals. 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. Preschool-Grade 3. --Linda Perkins

Library Uses

This book can be used to introduce the library to little children. This book can also be paired with a non-fiction book about bats to be used in a bat themed unit.