![]() ![]() The story is written as diary entries in English and Spanish that will resonate with any child who has left people and places behind for an unknown future. Perfect for: Kids who like making friends.īased on the author’s childhood experience, this story describes the journey of a family moving from Mexico to Los Angeles for a better life. Want to see the movie? The 2012 animated adaptation fleshes out the picture book with additional characters and songs while staying true to the story. ![]() Readers will be enchanted by this book with its messages of acceptance, friendship and a mothers’ love. Cannon’s award-winning illustrations convey the nocturnal world beautifully. Anyone who has ever been in a position where they can’t be who they really are will relate to Stellaluna’s predicament. When she finally has a chance to show her bird siblings, Pip, Flutter and Flap, what life as a bat is like, they are left all in a muddle: “How can we be so different and feel so much alike?” one asks. Soon enough, Stellaluna learns to eat bugs and stop hanging by her feet. The mother bird accepts Stellaluna as long as she acts like a bird, not a bat. The poor little bat is knocked out of her mother’s grasp and lands in a birds’ nest. The hook: Stellaluna is a baby fruit bat happily flying along with her mother when an owl attacks. ![]()
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