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Bitsy
Through the velvety night, in whispering flight,
Bats hurry homeward to hide from the light.
Eager to huddle away from the sun,
Cosy and comfortable . . .
All except one.
Meet Bitsy, a cheeky little bat with daring dreams. Nocturnal Bitsy wants to discover what life is like when the sun comes up. But is the daytime ready for Bitsy?
A joyous story about spreading your wings, meeting your monsters, and weaving the magic of friendship.
Bats hurry homeward to hide from the light.
Eager to huddle away from the sun,
Cosy and comfortable . . .
All except one.
Meet Bitsy, a cheeky little bat with daring dreams. Nocturnal Bitsy wants to discover what life is like when the sun comes up. But is the daytime ready for Bitsy?
A joyous story about spreading your wings, meeting your monsters, and weaving the magic of friendship.
- GenresPicture BooksChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
Published June 1, 2019
14 people want to read
About the author
Nicki Greenberg
30 books15 followersNicki Greenberg is a writer and illustrator with a special interest in sequential art narrative - a fancy way of describing comics.
Nicki's first books, The Digits series, were published when she was fifteen years old, and sold more than 380,000 copies. Since then, she has devoted most of her ink to comics, but has also written and illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children.
At seventeen, Nicki fell in love with The Great Gatsby. Almost ten years later, she set out to pay tribute to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel by interpreting it in comic art form. It took more than six years to complete this enormous labour of love.
This mad undertaking was followed by three years' passionate work on Shakespeare's Hamlet, which was finally staged on the page in 2010.
Nicki lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family, their poodle and two bad cats. In her spare time she works as a lawyer.
Nicki's first books, The Digits series, were published when she was fifteen years old, and sold more than 380,000 copies. Since then, she has devoted most of her ink to comics, but has also written and illustrated fiction and non-fiction books for children.
At seventeen, Nicki fell in love with The Great Gatsby. Almost ten years later, she set out to pay tribute to F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel by interpreting it in comic art form. It took more than six years to complete this enormous labour of love.
This mad undertaking was followed by three years' passionate work on Shakespeare's Hamlet, which was finally staged on the page in 2010.
Nicki lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her family, their poodle and two bad cats. In her spare time she works as a lawyer.
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December 26, 2019
A lovely picture book about a curious bat named Bitsy who wants to know what the daytime world is like. Bitsy is cheeky and likeable, and the illustrations are delightful.
June 23, 2023
A great kids book, with rhyming text and a fun story line about how bats are creatures too
September 2, 2019
Greenberg's striking watercolour illustrations overflow with warmth and charm and every gorgeous hue of the Australian bush in this endearing tale about striking out against common prejudices and misaligned fears and finding friendship along the way. Apart from the enjoyable lilting verse, these pictures provide an eye-filling wonderland of visual narrative; each page a universe of colour and texture.
Bitsy the bat is breathtakingly cute, courageous and curious to discover what life is like during the day. She is keen to shake her nocturnal ways for something more exciting and unknown much to the chagrin of her bat-mates.
She discovers colour and sounds that amaze and delight but also, ironically, the same fear-induced prejudice from the day-monsters as they aim their misunderstandings toward her.
Bitsy's story has plenty of bite and cheek to but also an overwhelming sense of positive discovery that illuminates both sides of the preconception-coin and helps youngsters understand the value of spreading your wings and remaining open to new and exciting encounters, which hopefully will induce positive mindsets and increased empathy towards others. Loved it.
Bitsy the bat is breathtakingly cute, courageous and curious to discover what life is like during the day. She is keen to shake her nocturnal ways for something more exciting and unknown much to the chagrin of her bat-mates.
She discovers colour and sounds that amaze and delight but also, ironically, the same fear-induced prejudice from the day-monsters as they aim their misunderstandings toward her.
Bitsy's story has plenty of bite and cheek to but also an overwhelming sense of positive discovery that illuminates both sides of the preconception-coin and helps youngsters understand the value of spreading your wings and remaining open to new and exciting encounters, which hopefully will induce positive mindsets and increased empathy towards others. Loved it.
July 17, 2019
I love this story for its cute illustrations (especially the characters Bitsy and Mitzi), its fun rhyming story, and its theme of exploring and embracing differences instead of being afraid and aloof. Bitsy is a curious bat who wants to explore the day time. The other bats try to convince him not to, but Bitsy is determined. But what about the Day-Beasts?!
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews