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Bitsy Bat, Team Star

By Kaz Windness
Series: The Bitsy Bat Series
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Bitsy Bat, Team Star sees Bitsy meeting a new nonspeaking student at school and learning the importance of being a star teammate and friend. This heartwarming tale is a sequel to the “darling” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Bitsy Bat, School Star from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning... Read More
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From Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness comes a delightful sequel to BITSY BAT, SCHOOL STAR, which Kirkus called a “darling book for all children but especially those with autism” (Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW), in which Bitsy meets a new nonspeaking student at school and learns the importance of being a star teammate and friend.

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Bitsy Bat, Team Star sees Bitsy meeting a new nonspeaking student at school and learning the importance of being a star teammate and friend. This heartwarming tale is a sequel to the “darling” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Bitsy Bat, School Star from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness.

Bitsy Bat is a star student and the only fantastic flier at Crittercrawl Elementary…until a new nonspeaking student named Enzo Owl arrives and outflies her during recess. Bitsy worries her friends won’t think she’s special anymore, so she’s determined to beat Enzo in the upcoming Critter Games and prove she’s the better flier.

But when her friend Mo needs help during the race, Bitsy must choose between winning and being a star teammate. And while she’s at it, she just might discover that making a new friend is more special than any trophy.

This sequel to Bitsy Bat, School Star is told from an autistic perspective and celebrates how our differences make each of us shine brightly on our own and as part of a team.

Series: The Bitsy Bat Series

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  • Bitsy Bat, School Star
    Three starred reviews! 2024 Bank Street Best Children’s Book Selection Bitsy Bat, School Star is a little bat's journey to fit in and learn to celebrate differences. This “darling book for all children but especially those with autism” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness. It is a touching story about starting school, making...
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  • Bitsy Bat, Team Star
    Bitsy Bat, Team Star sees Bitsy meeting a new nonspeaking student at school and learning the importance of being a star teammate and friend. This heartwarming tale is a sequel to the “darling” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Bitsy Bat, School Star from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness. Bitsy Bat is a star student and the only fantastic flier...
    By Kaz Windness
    Hardback
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781665947558

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 February 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Beach Lane Books

Illustration: f-c digital (jkt spfx: spot gloss + emboss on matte); coated stock

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Kaz Windness

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 542g

Pages: 48

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kaz Windness Series: The Bitsy Bat Series

About the Author

Kaz Windness is the author-illustrator of picture books Swim, Jim!; Bitsy Bat, Team Star; and Bitsy Bat, School Star, which received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, and BookPage. She created the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Level 1 Ready-to-Read Graphics book Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends, which received a starred review and is a Junior Library Guild selection, and the Level 1 Ready-to-Reads Cat vs. Vac and Go! Go! Dino!. Kaz is also the illustrator of Ollie, the Acorn, and the Mighty Idea by Andrew Hacket and the author of When You Love a Book, illustrated by Heather Brockman Lee. When she’s not writing or illustrating books, Kaz mentors children’s book authors and artists at The Cuddlefish Academy and enjoys making deep-dish pizza. Kaz lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband, two children, and Boston terrier. Visit her at WindnessBooks.com.

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  • Bitsy Bat, School Star
    Three starred reviews! 2024 Bank Street Best Children’s Book Selection Bitsy Bat, School Star is a little bat's journey to fit in and learn to celebrate differences. This “darling book for all children but especially those with autism” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) is from Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor–winning author-illustrator Kaz Windness. It is a touching story about starting school, making...
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