Scan barcode
A review by katymul
Owl Bat Bat Owl by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This picturebook does two of my favorite things that only picturebooks can do.
It is wordless, with the story told entirely from the images of an owl family and a bat family trying to negotiate how to share the same tree branch. The images are sweet and just detailed enough to show the mothers' going into panic mode when one of their children takes an interest in the "other" family using the branch so differently than them.
And the book encourages readers to flip it repeatedly -- to look from both the "right side up" owl perspective and the "upside down" bat perspective. It's fun and important lesson mixed together.
It is wordless, with the story told entirely from the images of an owl family and a bat family trying to negotiate how to share the same tree branch. The images are sweet and just detailed enough to show the mothers' going into panic mode when one of their children takes an interest in the "other" family using the branch so differently than them.
And the book encourages readers to flip it repeatedly -- to look from both the "right side up" owl perspective and the "upside down" bat perspective. It's fun and important lesson mixed together.