Book Review: Stellaluna

Well, here it is. The first review and I'm actually quite excited about it as I just discovered this book a couple of days ago and loved it.

"Stellaluna" by Janell Cannon

This is a delightful book about a little bat that gets lost and is raised by birds. It is a wonderful story about the things that make us different, yet the same. I found the writing beautiful (something that can't always be said about children's books - even the excellent ones) and the illustrations make the bats "pretty" without distorting their real appearance. In other words, girls won't be disgusted by their appearance, but boys won't think they look too "frou-frou". At the back are two pages of "Bat Notes" - which is all kinds of information about bats. When a children's book teaches me something while still remaining true entertainment to a child, well I think that's just pretty cool.

The appropriate age would probably be between 4 and 8 - although a 9 or 10 year old might still enjoy reading this on their own.

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Welcome.

You probably have at least one child you love - whether it's your own child, niece, nephew, grandchild or godchild - and you also love to read and want that special child to have the same love. That's what I want too. But, HOW can I figure out, among the THOUSANDS of choices what my son would like? There are book reviews to help me find new and established authors and books to try for my personal enjoyment, but what about for my kids? I know that there are "professionals" out there but sometimes I wonder, "Do they even have kids?" They seem to approach it from an intellectual perspective, not an emotional one - and that's where kids live, in the emotion.

So, I am going to offer my humble opinions on what I loved as a child, what my son loves now (including his pick of the month) and other interesting tidbits along the way. I hope it helps you discover new books and maybe even some classics, that you never thought of trying. I'll be posting at least once a week and trying to give you ideas for different age groups, suggestions for specific times of the year and other ways to make reading fun and exciting for your kids.

I would love to hear from you! I hope that you will post your comments and/or send me an email to: stacey@missstaceysbookshelf.com

Hope you enjoy.

Miss Stacey