Reviews

A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

ellornaslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

brookey8888's review

funny informative lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This one was good! It’s a cute story about a boy and his family and finding his love for this skunk and finding friends. This is the kind of story about autism that I like and recommend because it’s basically just about this boys life and your just learning about him and his family. It’s not exploitive or to make it seem like it’s not normal. 

This review is really bad, I’m just so exhausted and I can’t think. But I recommend the book! 

tiffanyprystay's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Cute children’s book

ajay913's review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

mehsi's review

4.0

Short review, I am still unsure how to write one for this book. It was good, and I could relate to quite a few things that our MC with autism had. It is quite a first, generally I don't relate so much when I read a book about autism, but Bat was truly written well. However I didn't like how he kept pushing for the skunk. I get that he wants to keep the critter, but it is a wild animal, it should go out in the wild. Not stay in some crammed house. He was obsessed. And that is just not healthy.
I was sad for his sister though, it isn't easy to have a brother with autism, and you can see that at times she has a tough time.

thebookrepository's review against another edition

lighthearted

4.0

bookwormkara's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

ashleyreadsanything's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

katiestaysbooked's review

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Our school district gave the students this book to read so my daughter and I read it together. 
It was such a cute story. I really love the autism representation in the main character and being able to understand how he views the world differently than someone who isn’t neurodivergent. Also, love that Bat’s mom is a vet. I really enjoyed reading this with my kiddo!

innodavid's review

3.0

3.5 STARS

The fact that I could relate to this so much made me rethink if I have undiagnosed autism.