“The baby bat
Screamed out in fright,
‘Turn on the dark,
I’m afraid of the light.”
Shel Silverstein
Do you have a child who is afraid of the dark?
A little one scared of things that go bump in the night?
Introduce them to Little Bat
A baby bat scared of the light
And things that go bump in the day!
Written by Jonathan Meres
Illustrated by Anders Frang
And published by Little Door Books
Is a funny and reassuring read
A great big hug of a book
That shows children that things are not always what they seem
And sometimes we need to be brave and face our fears
Scaredy Bat is set in the Dark, Dark Wood
Little Bat cannot sleep
He doesn’t like the light
But when Big Bat and Middle Bat
Call him a Scaredy Bat
There’s only one thing to do
Little Bat has to show the other two
He heads out into the day
He fizzes and whizzes
Zooms and varooms
Swoop and Whoops
Even loop-the-loops
Little Bat has a ball
His adventures are so brilliantly written
With rhythm and rhyme that is a pure delight to read aloud
Bat is enjoying his expedition in the light
Until he comes face to face with The Bogey Bat!
But sometimes the things we are scared of are not what they seem
Sometimes when we find the courage to face our fears
We see that there was nothing to be frightened of in the first place
While Little Bat is out being brave and making discoveries
Big Bat and Middle Bat are worried for their sibling
They try to find their own courage to head out and search for Little Bat
But before their decision is made the baby arrives home
With a great big “BOO!!”
That my littlest bookworm loves
The story ends with the trio together again
Ready to dream their upside down dreams
Til nightbreak
This is such a lovely book
We have read it MANY times since it arrived here
All three of my girls aged 4 – 11 love the story
And adore Little Bat
This is a super story to read and enjoy
There are also lots of ways you could use this book
With children at home or at school
Here are 10 Ways To Play and Learn With Scaredy Bat
Children could learn about bats
Children could learn about other nocturnal and diurnal animals
Children could write in role as Little Bat having his daylight adventure
Children could search the book for all the many fabulous rhyming words
Children could write A Night in the Life of a Bat (this could be serious or funny)
Children could explore opposites
Children could learn about shadows
Children could identify all the other animals in the book
Children could think about their own fears and talk about who or what makes them brave
Children could draw, paint or junk model a bat
If you want to read more about the book then do have a look at the other stops
On the Scaredy Bat Blog Tour
