Megabat. Finished 5-22-20, kid’s chapter book, 180 pages, pub. 2018
Illustrated by Kass Reich
A sweet and hilarious chapter book about a boy and a bat, two unlikely friends who bond over loneliness, jellyrolls and Darth Vader.
Daniel Misumi has just moved to a new house. It’s big and old and far away from his friends and his life before. AND it’s haunted… or is it?
Megabat was just napping on a papaya one day when he was stuffed in a box and shipped halfway across the world. Now he’s living in an old house far from home, feeling sorry for himself and accidentally scaring the people who live there.
Daniel realizes it’s not a ghost in his new house. It’s a bat. And he can talk. And he’s actually kind of cute.
Megabat realizes that not every human wants to whack him with a broom. This one shares his smooshfruit.
Add some buttermelon, juice boxes, a light saber and a common enemy and you’ve got a new friendship in the making! from Goodreads
Oh, Megabat, you had me at your first dripping and your unique way of speaking our language. We’ve had this book out of the library since way before it shut down, but it wasn’t until last week that Gage read it and then wanted me to read it too. I loved everything about this book and the next two of the series are already here, waiting to be read.
Daniel is lonely at his new house and doesn’t like his attic bedroom, especially since he keeps slipping in puddles. Then he he meets the maker of those puddles, a very sad bat who is a long way from home. The the two become secret pals until the neighbor kids find out. There’s a pigeon, bribery, and injury. Gage warned me about a sad part later in the book and he was right. I won’t say more so I don’t spoil it.
A story of friendship and it’s Gage and mom approved.
The librarian at Gage’s school is retiring (and moving to Hawaii, lucky duck) so Gage had quite a few assignments that were aimed at her retirement. For his art assignment he made these to book covers. She always rewarded the kids with parties – but they had to earn them. She went all out and the kids will definitely miss her in the fall.
read this for book club (we had a fun Zoom meeting on Wednesday) and I’ll have my review posted Monday. I really liked it. 
Gage read this and wanted me to read it too. I loved Megabat! 
I posted my review of this cool chapbook 
This will mess with your mind.
from Mother’s Day last week. My mother and the boy who made me a mother. We have had limited visits with my parents, usually for a few hours once a week. They are retired and at home and we are at home except for a few necessities like Gage’s school work pick up and drop off, grocery store every 2-3 weeks, and occasionally the post office. Jason will go back to his office downtown twice a week starting June 1 and we might have to re-evaluate, but by then outside visiting will be easier to do so I think we can still make it work.
I found out that a friend from the library has written books! He generously sent me these two and I’m excited to take a look at them this week. And he has the 
Still in the early chapters but it’s interesting.
The soundtrack was great, story good, but the acting outside of two main characters was cringeworthy.
Our backyard last Sunday.
(1960)
Obviously I didn’t take many picture this week if this is my favorite, lol. Spaghetti poked through hot dogs slices and then boiled. They look more fun than that they taste.
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