Bats Series @ Your Library

We're celebrating the works of Brian Lies. Although he's written and/or illustrated a number of great children's books, we're focusing on his bats series listed below. Over the summer, these books will be available for use inside the library. After the reading club, they'll become a part of the regular CALF collection that you may checkout.
	Bats at the Library View Item in Catalog Summary: It's bat night at the library. Join the free-for-all fun at the public library with these book-loving bats. Shape shadows on walls, frolic in the water fountain, and roam the book-filled halls until it's time for everyone, young and old, to settle down into the enchantment of storytime. Winner of the 2010 Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award Winner of the IndieChoice Picture Book Award Winner of the BookSense 2009 Book of the Year Award
	Bats at the Ballgame View Item in Catalog Summary: You'll never forget your first game: the green so green, the presence of heroes past, and togetherness with family and friends, rooting for the home team. Grab your bat - the other kind - and your mitt, and join these captivating bats as they play America's favorite past time. How about a mothdog or some Cricket Jack? Fans will be transported to the right-side-up and upside-down world of bats at play. 10 Weeks on the NY Times Bestseller List
	Bats at the Beach View Item in Catalog Summary: Quick, call out! Tell all you can reach: the night is perfect for bats at the beach! So pack your buckets, banjoes, and blankets - don't forget the moon-tan lotion - and wing with this bunch of fuzzy bats to where foamy sea and soft sand meet. Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award Maine Chickadee Award 2008 - Honor 14 Weeks on the NY Times Bestseller List
	Bats in the Band View Item in Catalog Summary: The bats are back, and they're ready to make music! A late-spring night sky fills with bats flocking to a theater already echoing and booming with delightful sounds of music. Bat music. Plunky banjos, bat-a-tat drums, improvised instruments, country ballads, and the sweet cries of a bat with the blues. Join the one-of-a-kind music festival as the bats celebrate the rhythm of the night, and the positive power of music.
	Little Bat In Night School View Item in Catalog Summary: Little Bat can't wait for his first night of school. He's excited about everything: his new school supplies, learning amazing things, and making friends with other bats. But when he finally arrives, his world turns upside down. The only other little bats he sees at night school are already playing - with each other. Join Little Bat and his new opossum pal Ophelia as he discovers that spreading your wings isn't so hard - when you take the time to listen, act with kindness, and simply do your best.
	Little Bat Up All Day View Item in Catalog Summary: Little Bat has never stayed up all day before. He's excited to see how everything looks in the sun. It turns out the world is a different place during the day when he's normally sleeping. It's hot, bright, and noisy. Luckily Rusty the Squirrel is willing to show him around. When when these new, fast friends separate at the end of the day, how will they stay in touch when one is usually awake and the other is asleep?