Biggety Bat: Chow Down, Biggety!

by Ann Ingalls, Aaron Zenz (Illustrations)

"Hot diggety!" said Biggety.
"Supper for sea turtle, but. . .
. . . what about me?"

Biggety Bat is hungry -- and looking for his supper. The swamp he explores is full of animals chowing down: frogs, cuckoo birds, sea turtles, and more.

But what will Biggety find to eat?

Author Ann Ingalls blends lyrical text with real-life information about a Florida mangrove swamp. Readers will love discovering the eating habits of the animals who live in this unique habitat.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2015

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Neo led the charge on this one and helped take me into the world of Biggety Bat. On a hot day in the mangrove trees, Biggety is flying around and trying to identify all the sounds he hears. Each one is a friend of his eating a mid-day meal. Alas, none of these delicacies appeal to Biggety and he's left a little sad. After numerous letdowns, Biggety comes across a slew of mosquitos. Aha! Now's he's found something and his appetite has been handled. Lucky for him, no one else wants to share! Neo continues to amaze with his reading and I am happy to see him doing so well. I hope he'll keep it up this weekend and show just how wonderful things can be when you get lost in a book.

[Christine Turner]

Biggety Bat is hungry, and looking for his supper. The swamp he explores is full of animals chowing down: frogs, cuckoo birds, sea turtles, and more. But what will Biggety find to eat?
Author Ann Ingalls blends lyrical text with real-life information about a Florida mangrove swamp. Readers will love discovering the eating habits of the animals who live in this unique habitat.

Subject: Bats -- Juvenile fiction.
Hunger -- Juvenile fiction.
Animals -- Food -- Juvenile fiction.
Mangrove plants -- Juvenile fiction.
Food chain?

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Biggety obviously doesn't live in the more Northern half of North America. He meets Cockoos, Alligators, Turtles, Frogs and Spoonbills all having their dinner while he flies in search of his own dinner, mosquitoes. I think that covers the larger words.

Has great Ryme and repetition so children can gain confidence as they go. After all, once you get Biggety it's not a far leap to Diggety!

Cute!

[Angela De Groot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Follow this very hungry bat through the mangrove swamp. Level Reader 1.

[Annie MacPherson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hot Diggety! 🦇

[Raj Bowers-Racine · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story is decent and the art is cute, but the vocabulary is decidedly not "Level 1 Reader"

[Tyffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soooo cute!! The alligator made me nervous.lol

[Em Mirra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great kids' book for early readers! Introduces kids to new forms of wildlife and certain foods that different kinds of animals eat. Informative portion at end of book that included facts about mangrove swamps and lists animals found in them.

Age: Early reader (Daycare/Pre-K to 1st Grade)
4 out of 5 stars for:

- Fun, cute drawings (interesting mark-making/shading)
- Easy to read typography
- Happy, fun character
- Simple language and examples of rhyme/alliteration
- Basic story/easy to understand

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Guided Reading Level I