All About Bats - a review

All About Bats
by Caryn Jenner
DK Publishers, 2017

This time of year, teachers and librarians are often frustrated by the fact that many of the good Halloween books have already been checked out of the library.  If you need another book to complete your Halloween story time, All About Bats is a good addition.  The photos are big, uncluttered images of real bats, and the text is simple enough for three-year-olds.  Here is the text from a double-spread "chapter:"

Bat Wings

There are many kids of bats.  They all have webbed wings and furry bodies.

You can have fun and do a bit of learning in Halloween story time, too!

See more Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math book reviews at the STEM Friday blog. 

The Night Fairy

Schlitz, Laura Amy. 2010. The Night Fairy. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.

Still looking for a good "girly" book, I picked up Laura Amy Schlitz's, The Night Fairy on recommendation from a colleague. I was pleasantly surprised by this little book that offered more than I expected.

A wingless, yet dauntless fairy with tangled curls and a resolute attitude, Flory is a heroine you will love. An intrepid adventurer no taller than a pair of acorns, nothing can stop Flory once she sets her mind - not daylight, not squirrels, not even bats.

Flory nodded briskly. "I can do that," she said, though she knew how prickly barberry bushes were, and she feared the climb. ... She yanked her arm away from the spiderweb. The sticky thread left a red welt on her arm. Flory was not going to fuss over a minor wound like that. She set her teeth, turned her back on the hummingbird, and set forth on her quest.

An action-packed magical journey with nature inspired illustrations of the plucky Flory, diminutive heroine of The Night Fairy.

Schlitz was the 2008 Newbery Award winner for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village. 

You can read an excerpt from The Night Fairy here.

Dog Ear offers another Night Fairy review.

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