Review

Learning & Development: Book choice

Daft Bat by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross (Andersen Press, 5.99).

Now out in paperback, this amusing tale takes a look at Bat's upside down view of the world. All the young wild animals think Bat is mad. How can she say a tree has the trunk at the top and the leaves at the bottom? Then they consult wise Owl, who suggests that if they try looking at things from Bat's point of view, they might see things very differently. Daft Bat deftly taps into children's innate keenness to explore the world; into their thrill from hanging upside down that comes with growing body strength and awareness; and into their early childhood challenges of trying to see the world as others might see it.

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