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    Bats at the Ballgame
    Bats at the Ballgame
    Bats at the Ballgame
    Audiobook7 minutes

    Bats at the Ballgame

    Written by Brian Lies

    Narrated by Chris Sorensen

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    The New York Times best-selling author of Bats at the Beach, Brian Lies crafts heartwarming tales that allow young listeners' imaginations to soar. With infectious rhymes, Lies also packs lots of laughs into his stories about a group of young bats who are always looking for fun. Here, the crew takes to the diamond for an exciting game of baseball. It's time for the bat all-star game, and our loveable heroes are ready to cheer on their favorite players. The grass is mowed, and the scoreboard is lit up, so grab a mothdog, your best mitt and a bat-the wooden kind-and join the gang at the ballpark for an unforgettable night of strikeouts and home runs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateMay 24, 2013
    ISBN9781470355982
    Author

    Brian Lies

    Brian Lies is the Caldecott honor-winning author-illustrator of New York Times bestsellers Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, Bats at the Ballgame, and Bats in the Band. He has written and illustrated more than twenty books for children. Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Brian lives on the South Shore of Massachusetts with his family. www.BrianLies.com 

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    • 5/5
      What a fabulous book! Bats at the Beach is a beautifully illustrated rhyming tale that captures a child's imagination. Bats enjoy all of the usual beach activities, from roasting bug-mallows to 'wing-boat racing' and take time to visit the 'snack bar'. We purchased this book before a family beach vacation, and it quickly turned into a summer favorite. In fact, our little one memorized the entire book even before he learned to read. Bravo to Brian Lies!
    • 3/5
      The bats have a beach party! It's a cute contrast between what a bat would find fun at the beach versus what a human would find fun. The illustrations are excellent. It's a good book for "B" week and it also is really helpful for launching a discussion on bats and what nocturnal means. It's also just fun to read!
    • 5/5
      This book is a good example of fantasy because it’s a story about bats that go to the beach at night and do activities that humans would do but twisted a little bit to make believable to what a bat would do at the beach. Media: acrylic paint
    • 5/5
      The quintessential family trip to the beach gets a batty spin in Brian Lies’ Bats at the Beach. The same group of bats from Bats at the Library return, only this time they are taking a trip to the beach, where they partake in all of the activities that are normal for humans—with a few twists. The bats pack up everything from the beach umbrellas to their banjos, and fly to the ocean. Once there, they play with objects left behind by humans (such as using straws as pretend swords), bury each other in sand, make friends with other bats visiting the beach, and take turns “being” kites. Older bats bask in the glow of the moon, and there is even a picnic complete with all sorts of bat-appropriate foods, such as “bug-mallows.” The poetic prose also warns not to forget the “moon-tan lotion.”Lies also illustrated this playful beach party, and no detail gets past him. The bats look amazingly small compared to the human elements of the illustrations, giving us the bats’ point of view. There are also such details as a bag of “Skeeter Krisps” and miniature banjo cases. The bats are adorable, yet realistic enough that readers would not be shocked if they went to see the real thing at a zoo. Lies also fits in a couple other species of bats in this installment of his series, and they also have the appropriate look. Children will find themselves agreeing with the bats when they say, “How delicious—oh, how sweet, to feel the sand beneath our feet.” A perfect read for having a conversation about what to do on a trip to the beach, or to read at the beach itself, Bats at the Beach is recommended for grades Pre-K-4.
    • 4/5
      Neat ilustrations to go along with the fun rhyming story!
    • 4/5
      A family of bats heads to the beach. They bring their moon-tan lotion, bat kites, and salted skeeters for their picnic. This rhyming text and the cute illustrations, make a great book for grades K - 2.
    • 5/5
      kids enjoy finding the hidden jokes in this tale of bats gone wild.
    • 4/5
      Those legs sticking out of the marshmallow crack me up every time!
    • 5/5
      (Easy picture book, poetic verse)Bat families and bat friends anxiously await for night to come so they can take off to the beach for a night of adventure together. The bats partake in human activities such as picnicking on the beach, singing around a bonfire, flying kites, and burying each other in the sand. This book was fun to read and the children, as I, loved the illustrations. Much imaginative talk ensued when I pointed out to the children the things the bats were doing on the beach. They especially loved when I verbalized details to them in the drawings,as there is much going on in the illustrations. They were especially intrigued by the idea of the bats using "moon-tan" lotion and hanging out at the "snack bar" (an illuminated bulb that attracted many insects to nosh on). The flow of the text lends itself to a fast-paced read that brought smiles to the children's faces.
    • 4/5
      A story about what bats do at night. It is fun and humorous for the young children. It includes crazy things like what bats eat at the beach and what they do there.
    • 5/5
      The rhyming text works although it's nothing next to these extraordinary illustrations. Lies does a nice job making it look like night while also giving us pictures we can see -- and these are the sorts of pictures we want to see. There are lots of wonderful details and moments, my favorite being the bat with chattering teeth and his wings wraped round because the water's so cold. Nice.
    • 4/5
      This series of bat stories, makes me laugh right out loud. In this book, the bats awake at night and fly to the field. While the story is not in depth, or intellectually challenging, I love the rhymes and the clear, crisp detailed images! I never fail to smile and laugh when I read these books.
    • 2/5
      This book wasn't all that fun or appealing. Lots of words and confusing a bit at times.
    • 3/5
      This was a nice story. The rhymng text and the beautiful illustrations compliment each other nicely. The story is thrilling with allusions to baseball history and accomplishments from Major League Baseball. I enjoyed it.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed it for its idea of incorporating something from our daytime world into the nighttime world of bats, throwing in some new information on bats.