Product Description

Stellaluna has been charmingpicture-bookreaders for years with its moving tale of a lost little bat who learns a big lesson about friendship. This bestsellerhas now been adapted as a board book,the perfect formatto introduceyounger readers to Janell Cannon's enchanting tale and gorgeous art.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #58222 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .77" h x 7.67" w x 7.46" l, 1.15 pounds
• Binding: Board book
• 42 pages

From Amazon.com
The charming baby fruit bat in Janell Cannon's heartwarming, award- winning Stellaluna is now a finger puppet--excellent for shadow play, but also for highly effective flapping action! Fold her cloth wings around her brown felt body and hang her upside down for a brief bat snooze, if you like, or use her to reenact crucial scenes in the book. Perched on the finger of reader or listener, this endearing 4-inch-tall puppet with a 9-inch wingspan will inspire flights of fancy as Stellaluna's award-winning story unfolds. Each bat puppet comes in a gift package with the hardcover edition of Stellaluna. A wonderful introduction to Stellaluna, and a must for bat lovers. (Ages 4 and older)

From AudioFile
Young children get much more than a charming telling of Cannon's story of a baby bat. Stellaluna is accompanied by David Holt's story "Why The Bat Flies at Night" and another bat story by Don Freeman, "Hattie, The Backstage Bat." The program concludes with bat facts. Holt's versatility allows each story to stand alone and he gives each a flavor that reflects its style. It's nice to have Holt's own story as listeners get a bit of the storytelling style he's known for. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

From Kirkus Reviews
Attacked by an owl, Stellaluna (a fruit bat) is separated from her mother and taken in by a bird and her nestlings. Dutifully, she tries to accommodate--she eats insects, hangs head up, and sleeps at night, as Mama Bird says she must--but once Stellaluna learns to fly, it's a huge relief when her own mother finds her and explains that the behavior that comes naturally is appropriate to her species. With a warm, nicely honed narration, Cannon strikes just the right balance between accurate portrayal of the bats and the fantasy that dramatizes their characteristics. Her illustrations, in luminous acrylics and color pencils, are exquisite. The appealingly furry, wide-eyed, fawn-colored bats have both scientific precision and real character; they're displayed against intense skies or the soft browns and greens of the woodland in spare, beautifully constructed (occasionally even humorous) compositions. Delightful and informative but never didactic: a splendid debut. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.