Stellaluna

Written by Janell Cannon

Who wouldn’t like the story of an unfortunate lost orphan being adopted by a kind family?  So what if the orphan happens to be a fruit bat!  Fruit bats are cute and interesting and have many talents.  Immerse yourself in the story of Stellaluna, the small lost fruit bat who is adopted by a mother robin and her three babies.  You and your youngling will laugh at her antics, praise her courage and cheer when she is finally reunited with her worried mother bat.

Janell Cannon succeeds in making us love…of all things…a bat!  By the end of the story, we have grown to admire and understand the similarities and differences between bats and birds.  Each pages is illustrated beautifully to capture the reader’s attention and bring out nuances of the story.  Janell has spent many years working within the public library world to create award- winning summer reading programs for the child reader.  Her focus is on animals and their pertinent information.    She breaks down the erroneous views we have towards certain animals such as the bat to allow young people to really see the beauty and uniqueness of these misunderstood creatures.

I have to admit…I wasn’t keen to read a story about bats, but now, I find that I am a bat-loving convert.  Maybe you will be as well.  Give it a read with your kidlet and find out.

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