Little Bat in Night School

Product Description \nLittle Bat is excited about his first night in school! Readers will love to see him spread his wings in this sweet, inspiring picture book from New York Times best-selling and Caldecott Honor–winning Brian Lies. Perfect for fans of We Don't Eat Our Classmates and The King of Kindergarten.\nLittle Bat can't wait for his first night of school. He is excited about
everything: his new school supplies, learning amazing things, and making new friends. \nBut when he finally arrives, his world turns upside down.\nAny little bat who's tried something new or gone somewhere they've never been before knows that first times can be scary. With the help of Little Bat and his adorable classmates, readers will see that spreading your wings is easy when you listen, act with kindness, and take a chance on new friends.\nWith his signature, gorgeous artwork,
New York Times bestseller and Caldecott Honor winner Brian Lies brings his expressive bats back for the youngest readers. \nFrom School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-Lies has an endearing story perfect for the start of the school year. Bats have previously been the featured characters in a number of other titles by Lies (at the beach and the library), but the focus of this title is on Little Bat and his excitement to meet other bats and start Night School. When he arrives in class, he is welcomed by his raccoon teacher but he is excluded from play by the other bats, and retreats to cubbies to hide. In the cubbies he meets shy Ophelia, a young possum, and together they bravely join the class of other nocturnal animals and quickly settle into familiar routines and activities of the school "day." Young children will enjoy the similarities between their school experiences and Little Bat's and will laugh as Little Bat and his friends engage in imaginative play and form a classroom community. The illustrations are full of emotion and detail without being overwhelming. This will make a wonderful start of the year story to share to discuss inclusion, having a growth mindset, and making new friends. VERDICT Warm and engaging illustrations and a charming main character make this a winning and comforting title for a new school year audience.-John Scott, formerly at Friends Sch. of Baltimoreα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Review
"Brian Lies’ illustrations are infused with personality, and his straightforward text and witty asides convey an important message with lightness and humor."—
BookPage\n"The ups and downs of the classroom are captured with delicacy and sensitivity, a useful model of the changing social dynamics that can turn strangers to playmates and new adults into trusted teachers."—
Kirkus Reviews\n"The pages find a grin in every new school experience.... Lies creates artwork with remarkable detail, polish, humor, and inventiveness, and it should bring young readers flying."—
Publishers Weekly\n"Lies' signature illustrations are beautifully executed and filled with details.... [An] engaging tale about attending school for the first time and learning to fit in."—
Booklist\n"Warm and engaging illustrations and a charming main character make this a winning and comforting title for a new school year audience."—
School Library Journal\n"
Little Bat in Night School is fueled by disarming humor rooted in the universal queasiness about facing the unknown.... Amusing and reassuring."—Shelf Awareness
About the Author \nBrian Lies is the Caldecott honor-winning author-illustrator of New York Times bestsellers Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, Bats at the Ballgame, and Bats in the Band. He has written and illustrated more than twenty books for children. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Brian lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with his family. www.BrianLies.com