Bats at the Library

Houghton Mifflin Company Another inky evening?s here? The air is cool and calm and clear.
Can it be true? Oh, can it be?
Yes!?Bat Night at the library!

Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats! Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls until it?s time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of story time. Brian Lies? joyful critters and their nocturnal celebration cast library visits in a new light. Even the youngest of readers will want to join the batty book-fest!

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From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-19-2009

great story, gorgeous illustrations, endearing little bats who love books-- loved it!

This lovely rhyming story is such a pleasure. The premise is that local bats are incredibly excited as word spreads that the library left a window open. This is a rare treat, and they all fly to the library to enjoy reading.The illustrations are just WONDERFUL, funny, and detailed. There is so...

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Posted: Jan-10-2009

I LOVE THIS!

I know I'm not the only person who loves bats and books but this book feels like it was written just for me!I love this story about the bats sneaking into the library because a librarian left the window open. The bats are charming (as all bats are) of course, and they imagine themselves in some...

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Posted: Jan-02-2009

Bats at the Library

This is a delightful children's book about bats who visit the library whenever a window is left open. Bats of all ages enjoy various aspects of the library until dawn when they must fly home and await another opportunity to find an open window. The artwork is beautifully done.

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Posted: Dec-17-2008

My kids are batty for Brian's "Bats" series

Just when I proclaimed "Bats at the Beach" my favorite book, this next one comes around and I can't decide which I love more. "Bats at the Library" is a favorite at our house because my kids (10 and 6) can identify the classic characters in Brian's beautiful illustrations, so it becomes both a...

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Posted: Dec-15-2008

As delightful as first.

Bats at the library was as fun as Bats at the beach. Every so often the librarian forgets to close a window. Word gets out and the bats head for a night at the library.There a fun to be had by all. Be it reading books, shaping shadows on a wall, playing with the photo copier, and telling...

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Posted: Dec-09-2008

Leave The Library Window Open....

Bats gather at the library once a year when the librarian leaves the window open. The bats all fly in and enjoy themselves. Some read books, other play in the water fountain, others find quiet places to enjoy themselves, usually with books. The youngest bats who have never been there before...

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Posted: Dec-02-2008

Cute story

This book's richly detailed chiaroscuro paintings find considerable humor at the intersection where bat and human behavior meet.

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Posted: Nov-23-2008

A Wonderful Book

Bats in the Library is a delightful children's book featuring illustrations of the Riverside, Il Public Library.

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Posted: Nov-15-2008

A Batty Adventure for Kids and Adults to Enjoy

I'm taking a little break from a great serious read, The Hour I First Believed: A Novel -- Very good, but 750+ pages.I found this wonderful children's book at the library: Bats at the Library, written & illustrated by Brian Lees. The book was released in September-2008. Written in rhythm and...

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Posted: Oct-31-2008

Fantastic Book

What a great book! The illustrations are fantastic. My 3-1/2 year old Grandaughter sees more in the illustrations every time we read it together. It is so cute, I'm donating a copy of the book to our local library. The Martha Stewart Show did a piece yesterday on the book. The author had a...

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