By Morag Hood (author) , Morag Hood (illustrator)
Paperback In Stock £8.99 £8.09
View All Editions (2)
This must be one of the brightest and best picture books of the year. With minimalist illustrations – simple shapes against blocks of Day-Glo colour – and short lines of text, Morag Hood tells a story that will dazzle and entertain all readers. Cherries, Bat tells us, ‘are my favourite things’, following this up with a fiercely delivered threat: ‘Do not take my cherries.’ In later pages though we see the cherries being stolen.
Bat is inconsolable until one of the thieves leaves a pear in their place. Bat’s emotions – joy, anger, confusion, despair, surprise and joy again – are rendered brilliantly in the tilt of an eyebrow and the angle of the head while the intensity of those emotions will be hilarious yet recognisable to child and parent alike. Superb!
The perfect funny book for Halloween! Bat's cherries keep going missing. One by one, they are whisked away by mischievous animal tricksters behind Bat's back.
Read the full description
Will the cherries ever be restored to their rightful owner? In the hilarious I Am Bat, super-talent Morag Hood cleverly draws the reader into the story as Bat attempts to track down the guilty cherry thief. Everyone's a suspect - including you!
This eye-poppingly colourful, comic book is an instant winner with children and adults alike. The adorably grumpy Bat is quite irresistible.
Bat is an irresistible character, destined to be loved by all Booksmonthly.co.uk
Quirky, colourful and joyously entertaining Lancashire Post
This must be one of the brightest and best picture books of the year Lovereading4Kids
Definitely a story to cuddle up and share Parentsintouch
A simple, charming story South Wales Evening Post
Simply and beautifully done, this story made me laugh out loud, and is quite joyous to read The Bookbag
It will give toddlers a happy Halloween Sunday Times
Morag Hood has a unique voice. Her idiosyncratic, wry humour permeates everything she does, creating books of style and irresistible charm. Colin and Lee, Carrot and Pea was a runner-up in The Macmillan Prize for Illustration, marking a glorious picture book debut. Morag spent her childhood writing stories, painting, and dreaming of having a pet duck. Following a degree in Costume Design from Wimbledon College of Art, and an MA in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art, Morag returned to live in her native Edinburgh with her husband. She still likes making stories, printing, cutting and sticking, and freshly sharpened pencils. The pet duck is yet to make an appearance.
UKLA Book Awards - 2019
the best picture books · the best bedtime stories
Oh Dear, Look What I Got!
How to Feed an Elephant
Too Heavy, Elephant!
The perfect funny book for Halloween! Bat's cherries keep going missing.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed I Am Bat and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
I Am Bat features in the following genres: Animal Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Funny, Books for Babies and Toddlers
Paperback, Hardback. £8.09, down from the £8.99 cover price. In Stock.
I Am Bat was written by Morag Hood and published by Two Hoots an imprint of Pan Macmillan
I Am Bat has 32 pages
£8.09, reduced from £8.99. In Stock.
©PTC International Ltd T/A LoveReading is registered in England. Company number: 10193437. VAT number: 270 4538 09. Registered address: 157 Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3HP. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer
The National Year of Reading starts here. Join thousands of families and schools supporting reading for pleasure across the UK.