Bats at the Beach

Sensational. The children were rapt by it, constantly running forward to look at the pictures. I had to stop many times to seat them all back down.

The story is fun, and the illustrations are great. My kids very much like this book.

I love this book. It's beautiful and sweet, and very clever. (I especially like the young bat wearing a life vest.) The most wonderful aspect, though, is depiction of bats as gentle, social animals. I really love this book and hope to see more bat outtings in the future.

This is a fabulous book. Beautifully written prose, with each word obviously carefully chosen. Stunning and imaginative illustrations match the meticulously written story. I am a school librarian and the children absoltuely love this book and want to hear it and look at the illustrations again and again, each time discovering something special they missed the last time around. Highly recommended and a book that can be enjoyed on many levels.

I'll start with the artwork: one word - STUNNING! Brian makes those beach-bound bats so appealing! Young children will want to look at the pictures over and over - there's so much to see. The moonglow on the ocean, the fireglow on the faces of the bats, the humorous activities of the bat children..... And what kid won't LOVE those icky bugmallows roasting over the fire! Now the text: this is such a fresh story. Kids will love hearing what those playful bats do at the beach while the rest of the world is fast asleep. This one is a pure joy from start to finish - and one that your kids will ask for again and again.