Right off the bat (yes, pun intended) the illustrations are AMAZING. Bo the Bat is so cute and fluffy! And there's even a little jack o lantern decal on his smartphone... seriously, amazing work! On top of that, he wears a top hat?! What could be any cuter than that?! (Not real bats... obviously. Those guys are scary as heck).

Children hide in fear of our lovely friend Bo, which makes him rather sad since he wants to have fun with the kids!

There's so many quirky little parts of this book that makes me enjoy it:
1. The unicorn costume is amazing.
2. The random scarecrow handing out candy and hiding around a corner is hilarious.
3. The emotions on Bo's face are excellently illustrated to make you understand what he's going through.
4. There's an educational bit about what bats do and why they are important, which is a lovely addition to a book I thought was just going to be cute!
5. Bat facts at the end!

Negatives:
1. The rhymes felt very forced, but a lot of children's books are like that.
2. In reality, while bats are cool we really shouldn't touch them. They are rodents... buuuuut this is a children's book so as long as parents give their kids a good lesson about not touching wild animals, we should be fine as readers. It's an educational book for a reason.

Overall, this book was adorable and I think it's an excellent spooky tale for October. I'm sad it took me an extra month to jump on the Bo the Bat train, but I love this little book!!

Four out of five stars!

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Bo the Bat by Alma Hammond
Have spent some time in caves the past month in KY at the Mammoth Cave National park and didn't see any bats but you knew they were there by what they left behind.
Colorful children's rhyming book about bats and why you should not be afraid of them.
They show you many things a bat can do that are cool and how they help get rid of pesty insects before they bite us.
Love the fun fact about bats at the end Ends with about the author and illustrator. ( )