Stellaluna Board Book
Written by Janell Cannon
Illustrated by Janell Cannon
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Spooky Date · 24th October 2026–31st October 2026
Bat Week
About
It’s Bat Week and I’m all aflutter! I love bats! Those little silhouettes flickering against the evening sky have whole lives beyond our Halloween decorations, and these specially chosen books invite us to look closer and challenge our preconceptions. There are funny books about bats and factual books about bats, helping us discover their night flights, remarkable senses and place in the natural world. Fly away and discover more...
Mortimer has organised the books by writer surname, A–Z, and shelved each series together in publication order, earliest first. Please don’t mix them up!
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I'll Love You Till the Bats Say Boo
Written by Kathryn Cristaldi
Illustrated by Kristyna Litten
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Never Touch a Grumpy Bat!
Written by Rosie Greening
Illustrated by Stuart Lynch
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Little Bat: Finger Puppet Book
Written by ImageBooks
Illustrated by ImageBooks
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Little Bat What Can You See?
Written by Cara Jenkins
Illustrated by Jess Moorhouse
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Are You There Little Bat?
Written by Sam Taplin
Illustrated by Essi Kimpimaki
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National Trust: My Very First Spotter's Guide: I Spot A Bat
Written by Kay Vincent
Illustrated by Kay Vincent
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That's Not My Bat...
Written by Fiona Watt
Illustrated by Rachel Wells
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Superbat
Written by Matt Carr
Illustrated by Matt Carr
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It's Raining Bats & Frogs
Written by Rebecca Colby
Illustrated by Steven Henry
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Beverley, Bat Your Service
Written by Kelly Collier
Illustrated by Kelly Collier
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If I Had a Vampire Bat
Written by Gabby Dawnay
Illustrated by Alex Barrow
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Basil Dreams Big
Written by Lu Fraser
Illustrated by Sarah Warburton
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Bat Can't Sleep
Written by Carly Gledhill
Illustrated by Carly Gledhill
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I Am Bat
Written by Morag Hood
Illustrated by Morag Hood
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Little Bat and the Fabulous Cave
Written by Bohdana Jarošová
Illustrated by Filip Horník
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I'm Not Scary
Written by Raahat Kaduji
Illustrated by Raahat Kaduji
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Bats at the Library
Written by Brian Lies
Illustrated by Brian Lies
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Scaredy Bat
Written by Jonathan Meres
Illustrated by Anders Frang
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Jam Is for Eating!
Written by Jess Mountfield
Illustrated by Jess Mountfield
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The Little Bat Who Loved Halloween
Written by Stephanie O'Connor
Illustrated by Not Applicable — no separate illustrator credited in available edition metadata
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Amara and the Bats
Written by Emma Reynolds
Illustrated by Emma Reynolds
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Fiona the Fruit Bat
Written by Dan Riskin
Illustrated by Rachel Qiuqi
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The Bat Who Didn't Like the Dark
Written by Steve Small
Illustrated by Steve Small
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Bitsy Bat, Snow Star
Written by Kaz Windness
Illustrated by Kaz Windness
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Bat Loves the Night
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies
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The Sick Day
Written by Ame Dyckman
Illustrated by Mark Teague
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Night of the Bats! (Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #2)
Written by Nick Eliopulos
Illustrated by Luke Flowers
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The Bat Book
Written by Charlotte Milner
Illustrated by Charlotte Milner
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Mirabelle and the Naughty Bat Kittens
Written by Harriet Muncaster
Illustrated by Harriet Muncaster
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Have No Fear! Halloween is Here!
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Tom Brannon
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Batcat
Written by Meggie Ramm
Illustrated by Meggie Ramm
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The Ghost Tower
Written by Gillian Cross
Illustrated by Sarah Horne
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The Bat
Written by Elise Gravel
Illustrated by Elise Gravel
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Science Comics: Bats: Learning to Fly
Written by Falynn Koch
Illustrated by Falynn Koch
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Silverwing
Written by Kenneth Oppel
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