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From Megabat with Love
It's Valentine's Day, and Megabat wants to show Bird Girl that he loves her. But how? Easy! Or is it? The next laugh-out-loud book in this sweet and funny illustrated chapter book series featuring a talking bat.
Megabat loves Bird Girl, but he's having trouble coming up with a Valentine's surprise that she actually likes.
Daniel is trying to earn his Caring and Sharing Bird Scout badge by bringing valentines to residents at a retirement home.
Megabat keeps trying to impress Bird Girl with his marvelous gifts that are things HE loves, but it's not working. And she seems to be obsessed with a majestic eagle.
Daniel and his fellow Bird Scouts create chaos at the retirement home and learn a lesson in how NOT to get a Caring and Sharing badge.
Megabat finally learns about smushy love stuff from his new friends at the retirement home, but is it too late? Has he lost Bird Girl forever? And will Daniel ever earn his Caring and Sharing badge? Kris Easler's adorable illustrations paired with Anna Humphrey's hilarious text make for another unforgettable Megabat adventure, one that will appeal to Megabat fans and newcomers!
Megabat loves Bird Girl, but he's having trouble coming up with a Valentine's surprise that she actually likes.
Daniel is trying to earn his Caring and Sharing Bird Scout badge by bringing valentines to residents at a retirement home.
Megabat keeps trying to impress Bird Girl with his marvelous gifts that are things HE loves, but it's not working. And she seems to be obsessed with a majestic eagle.
Daniel and his fellow Bird Scouts create chaos at the retirement home and learn a lesson in how NOT to get a Caring and Sharing badge.
Megabat finally learns about smushy love stuff from his new friends at the retirement home, but is it too late? Has he lost Bird Girl forever? And will Daniel ever earn his Caring and Sharing badge? Kris Easler's adorable illustrations paired with Anna Humphrey's hilarious text make for another unforgettable Megabat adventure, one that will appeal to Megabat fans and newcomers!
216 pages, Hardcover
Published December 10, 2024
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Anna Humphrey
29 books112 followersAnna Humphrey is the author of Rhymes with Cupid (HarperTeen, 2010), Mission (Un)Popular (Disney/Hyperion Books for Children, 2011), Ruby Goldberg's Bright Idea (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2014) and Clara Humble & the Not-So-Super Powers (OwlKids Books, 2016)—all books for young readers. She lives in Kitchener, Ontario with her husband and kids.
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December 29, 2024
I cannot believe this series is over 😩
September 28, 2024
Thank you, Tundra Books, for the ARC.
As much as the book cover and the blurb talk about “love”, “crush” or “Valentines” I would say “pick up this book for a fun, adventurous read with birds, as main characters, which can actually speak!
Daniel, our little boy, is trying to earn his scout badge as much as he can for the retirement home residents. But things do not turn out as he thought as his Bird Scouts are rather chaotic and tend to get into trouble along the way.
However, things do turn out well with team work and effective communication amongst them. Well, we also get to learn about caring about some of the animals we keep as pets.
Well, a little disappointed as I expected to read more about the valentines/cute parts. The illustrations are awesome.
I wish there were more illustrations!
Overall a fun enjoyable and wholesome read.
As much as the book cover and the blurb talk about “love”, “crush” or “Valentines” I would say “pick up this book for a fun, adventurous read with birds, as main characters, which can actually speak!
Daniel, our little boy, is trying to earn his scout badge as much as he can for the retirement home residents. But things do not turn out as he thought as his Bird Scouts are rather chaotic and tend to get into trouble along the way.
However, things do turn out well with team work and effective communication amongst them. Well, we also get to learn about caring about some of the animals we keep as pets.
Well, a little disappointed as I expected to read more about the valentines/cute parts. The illustrations are awesome.
I wish there were more illustrations!
Overall a fun enjoyable and wholesome read.
September 28, 2024
From Megabat With Love is a story that follows Daniel and his little bat friend, Megabat. There is a Scouting element which will be relatable to readers who may be in scouts themselves. While at a scout meeting, MegaBat meets the bird love of his life, and he decides to make a plan that will make her fall in love with him as well. Except things don’t go quite as he had planned.
I would say that this book is an early chapter book with relatively easy vocabulary for young readers. The story itself was cute, but I didn’t personally enjoy the baby-talk speech pattern of Megabat’s dialogue. I read some of the dialogue to my 9 year old son, who said it was a little hard for him to understand. Other than that, though, I thought the story was engaging, and would be a great Valentine’s Day read for kids.
🧚🏻 A huge thank you goes out to NetGalley, Tundra Book Group, and author Anna Humphrey for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I would say that this book is an early chapter book with relatively easy vocabulary for young readers. The story itself was cute, but I didn’t personally enjoy the baby-talk speech pattern of Megabat’s dialogue. I read some of the dialogue to my 9 year old son, who said it was a little hard for him to understand. Other than that, though, I thought the story was engaging, and would be a great Valentine’s Day read for kids.
🧚🏻 A huge thank you goes out to NetGalley, Tundra Book Group, and author Anna Humphrey for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
November 10, 2024
From Megabat with Love is story about a young boy bat trying to express his love for young pidgeon, Birdgirl, in a comedy of errors. With sense of humor similar to the Marx Brothers, Megabat makes silly mistakes with each attempt he makes to let his crush know he cares about her. This book features boy scouts, Valentines Day, and hand-made giftingmaking projects.
As a former pre-school and elementary after-school counselor, I recommend this book for children ages 7-9. Megabat's unique speech pattern is the most challenging aspect of this read, in which younger children may struggle to understand his dialogue - The struggle still a healthy struggle and a good first step for reading idiosyncratic or vernacular text. The book embeds a lesson in idioms and expressions through character discussion to further develop this subskill of communication.
Additionally, this book encourages healthy habits such as holding hands with a buddy, tidying up, only petting strange dogs with the owner's permission. The most prominent feeling this book explores is jealousy.
The illustrations are spunky, cute charcoal sketches, ranging from a half pages to a full page in size. They accompany each storybeat generously. I appreciated how one child was illustrated with very curly hair, adding diversity to the cast of children characters, where physical descriptions are missing from the text.
Thanks to Anna Humphrey and Tundra Books for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
As a former pre-school and elementary after-school counselor, I recommend this book for children ages 7-9. Megabat's unique speech pattern is the most challenging aspect of this read, in which younger children may struggle to understand his dialogue - The struggle still a healthy struggle and a good first step for reading idiosyncratic or vernacular text. The book embeds a lesson in idioms and expressions through character discussion to further develop this subskill of communication.
Additionally, this book encourages healthy habits such as holding hands with a buddy, tidying up, only petting strange dogs with the owner's permission. The most prominent feeling this book explores is jealousy.
The illustrations are spunky, cute charcoal sketches, ranging from a half pages to a full page in size. They accompany each storybeat generously. I appreciated how one child was illustrated with very curly hair, adding diversity to the cast of children characters, where physical descriptions are missing from the text.
Thanks to Anna Humphrey and Tundra Books for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
December 24, 2024
Well, this series had completely passed me by – only for the end notes to say that this, the sixth in the franchise, was the very last. Ho hum. It gives strong evidence for a bit of charm from all books – certainly this has a levity, a warmth and a light way with messages that the other books should share. Megabat and Birdgirl – a fruit bat and a pigeon – are with their humans at a Bird Scouts' winter outing, where the bird seems to fall head over talons for an ice sculpture of a real-sized eagle. Megabat is miffed at this, and tries his best to prove his love for the pigeon – and his superiority over the eagle – all to really quite no avail. What is a bat to do with the enemy of unrequited love?
The results involve a lot of funny cod-English dialogue from the Bat, who can talk – more or less, a great amount of very PG-friendly slapstick, and lessons about love, diligence, and keeping a hand on the minor Scout character who likes nothing more than getting lost from the group. I can't swear by the quality of the earlier books, but this at least feels pretty self-contained, and is a gentle bit of whimsy, with huge print making it a credit to those youngsters who haven't yet read many full-sized novels. Stopping a series that seems in good health feels a bit of a disappointment, but this won't disappoint fans – or those who want more, when there are five previous volumes to try out.
The results involve a lot of funny cod-English dialogue from the Bat, who can talk – more or less, a great amount of very PG-friendly slapstick, and lessons about love, diligence, and keeping a hand on the minor Scout character who likes nothing more than getting lost from the group. I can't swear by the quality of the earlier books, but this at least feels pretty self-contained, and is a gentle bit of whimsy, with huge print making it a credit to those youngsters who haven't yet read many full-sized novels. Stopping a series that seems in good health feels a bit of a disappointment, but this won't disappoint fans – or those who want more, when there are five previous volumes to try out.
February 18, 2025
The course of true love never did run smooth and Megabat is about to learn just how true that is in From Megabat With Love. When a trip to the Winter Wonderland Carnival apparently sparks interest in Bird Girl towards someone other than Megabat, Megabat decides to up his romance game and try to woo his one true love back. Unfortunately for him, each declaration of love goes horribly wrong, leaving him to wonder if he's lost her to an icy seagull forever.
Meanwhile Daniel and the rest of the Bird Scouts are trying to earn more badges and things aren't going so well for them either as Alton keeps getting lost, Talia's hamster Gus isn't quite what he seems, and it turns out maybe yodeling in a retirement home isn't the best idea.
From Megabat with Love is my first Megabat book and it is beyond adorable. The artwork is beyond charming and the writing begs to be read aloud with kids chiming in, correcting Megabat's unique way with words or answering any of the zillions of questions posed by Megabat or Alton.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go rustle up the previous books and read them all immediately. I did receive a free copy of this book to review, but obviously all thoughts and opinions are my own. (Seriously, look at Megabat and tell me he's not the cutest little bat ever. You can't because he absolutely is.)
Meanwhile Daniel and the rest of the Bird Scouts are trying to earn more badges and things aren't going so well for them either as Alton keeps getting lost, Talia's hamster Gus isn't quite what he seems, and it turns out maybe yodeling in a retirement home isn't the best idea.
From Megabat with Love is my first Megabat book and it is beyond adorable. The artwork is beyond charming and the writing begs to be read aloud with kids chiming in, correcting Megabat's unique way with words or answering any of the zillions of questions posed by Megabat or Alton.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go rustle up the previous books and read them all immediately. I did receive a free copy of this book to review, but obviously all thoughts and opinions are my own. (Seriously, look at Megabat and tell me he's not the cutest little bat ever. You can't because he absolutely is.)
February 1, 2025
Unfortunately I am not the target audience for this book... I love bats, but this book is very much meant for young children. However, I think it is one that parents will have to help their kids by making it a read-aloud experience. I don't know that I could do that personally: Megabat's style of speaking was painful for me to read grammatically.
Still, the artwork is very fun and overall the story is sound. The message about the best way to express love is a good one for children to learn at a young age. I also like that it showcases how people (or animals) who love each other can love different things and that's okay.
I fully admit that I haven't read any of the other books in this series, so that might impact my overall reaction too. I think that this would be a good book for parents to read with their children though, especially around Valentine's Day.
This book was received in a LibraryThing Early Reviewers giveaway, but it is an unbiased review.
Still, the artwork is very fun and overall the story is sound. The message about the best way to express love is a good one for children to learn at a young age. I also like that it showcases how people (or animals) who love each other can love different things and that's okay.
I fully admit that I haven't read any of the other books in this series, so that might impact my overall reaction too. I think that this would be a good book for parents to read with their children though, especially around Valentine's Day.
This book was received in a LibraryThing Early Reviewers giveaway, but it is an unbiased review.
March 11, 2025
I really dislike Megabat. He's just... so annoying. Birdgirl was the most mature and well-rounded of characters.... and she's a freakin pigeon.
This was such a soap opera... I'm not even sure if the kids who DO enjoy Megabat are going to enjoy it. The characters bat back and forth between absolutely immature and making good choices... but then they let them adopt children? This book is a disaster.
This was such a soap opera... I'm not even sure if the kids who DO enjoy Megabat are going to enjoy it. The characters bat back and forth between absolutely immature and making good choices... but then they let them adopt children? This book is a disaster.
January 23, 2025
What cute story! Megabat is an adorable little bat learning how to navigate the world. Occasional pictures to engage wandering eyes, and big font with good spacing between lines. The language used by Megabat takes a moment to interpret, but could provide good discussion points between kids and adults. A good series to help readers transition to larger chapter books.
February 8, 2025
Check out the adorable final book in the Megabat series! You will be giggling along to Megabat’s attempts to show Birdgirl how much he cares on Valentine’s Day. Fans of the series will delight in Megabat’s hilarious sayings and ideas in addition to the zany adventures and fun illustrations. Read about this little bat’s big heart on Valentine’s Day or anytime.
February 10, 2025
Megabat and the Birds Scouts are learning about Sharing and Caring while Megabat worries about his relationship with his beloved Bird Girl. Through their chaotic and funny adventures Megabat realizes that the secret to loving someone is paying careful attention to their wants and needs.
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January 1, 2025
Once again a little fruit bat has stolen my heart along with his beloved Bird Girl. Anna Humphrey has sadly finished this series, but my love for Megabat and the memories of the way my last group of students before retirement embraced him will never end.
February 5, 2025
Henry and I had lots of fun reading it, but voicing the bat can be a little annoying because of the fanatic spelling.
Also, I wasn't entirely sure I liked the way the Megabat talked about Birdgirl....
But I haven't read the earlier books for context.
Also, I wasn't entirely sure I liked the way the Megabat talked about Birdgirl....
But I haven't read the earlier books for context.
February 2, 2025
Sad that this is the last book in the series! I have truly loved Megabat since day one and will miss having new adventures with him. Always such silly stories with so much heart
February 21, 2025
Another great installment in the Megabat series- Megabat is the best too-confident, emotional, funny animal MC you could want
June 16, 2025
Another great book! Love this series!
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October 14, 2025
I love this series! Megabat had stolen my heart in book one and I just can’t tear myself away from his cuteness. I cannot wait to introduce these books to my kiddo one day when they’re old enough to read them.
In this latest installment of the series, we follow Megabat as he attempts to display his love to his special lady, Bird Girl. And in true Megabat fashion, this don’t got so well at first.
This book was a cute, silly, and heartwarming tale about showing your love to your loved ones in ways that they enjoy and make them feel special - not necessarily in ways you personally enjoy or think are grand.
If you’ve got a kiddo looking for a silly series with a lovable character, this is it.
Thank you NetGalley and Tundra Books for an ARC of this book.
In this latest installment of the series, we follow Megabat as he attempts to display his love to his special lady, Bird Girl. And in true Megabat fashion, this don’t got so well at first.
This book was a cute, silly, and heartwarming tale about showing your love to your loved ones in ways that they enjoy and make them feel special - not necessarily in ways you personally enjoy or think are grand.
If you’ve got a kiddo looking for a silly series with a lovable character, this is it.
Thank you NetGalley and Tundra Books for an ARC of this book.
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