Module 1 - Bats at the Library

Summary
One night the bats were bored and they discovered one of the library windows open. Bats young and old flew in to find adventure and entertainment in the library. They played in the water fountain, used the photocopier, and got lost in the stories held within the books on the library shelves.

Impressions

The book is a cute book about adventurous bats who love to go to the library. Wording is poetic and easy-to-read. It is an interesting take on what adventures can be found in a library and the illustrations add a lively element that young readers will enjoy.  

Reviews

The story, written in rhyme, begins with bored bats on another dull evening. Then relief arrives! There is a window open at their favorite place, the library. The older bats quickly go and find their favorite books to read while the younger bats do not know what to expect. Soon there are bats making funny shadows on the wall using the overhead projector, photocopying themselves, and playing in the water fountain. Before long, all the bats are immersed in the stories they are reading. The bats are surprised to see that daylight is coming and quickly exit the library. The author’s full page illustrations appear in various hues of blue to gold reflecting the passage of time. In the last set of lines, the bats are thinking about all the things they read and look forward to Bat Night at the Library? My favorite lines in the story are? Please keep it down, you must behave! This library is not your cave! This is an enjoyable story for young library visitors.

Scroggs, S. (2009). Bats at the Library. Library Media Connection, 27(5), 67.

Preschool-Grade 3. 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.

Perkins, L. (2008, October). Bats at the Library. The Booklist, 105(4), 46.

Suggestions

This book would be good to introduce new readers to library and the different areas available within a library setting. Young readers could find their own adventures and books just as the bats did.

References

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

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