Bats at the Beach is a picture book by Brian Lies

Brian Lies

Brian Lies is an American author and illustrator of children's books. His works include the Flatfoot Fox series by Eth Clifford and his own NY Times bestselling bat series, Bats at the Beach , Bats at the Library, and Bats at the Ballgame...

. The plot of the book is that bats get their beach gear to have fun under the moon.

The message of the book is that bats are not bad. A portion of all copies sold went to Bat Conservation International

Bat Conservation International

Bat Conservation International is an international non-governmental organization working to conserve the world’s bats and their habitats through conservation, education and research efforts....

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Reception

The book was reviewed by Chico Enterprise-Record

Chico Enterprise-Record

The Chico Enterprise-Record is the daily newspaper of Chico, California. Also known as the E-R, the newspaper was first published in Bidwell Bar, California as the Butte Record in 1853 and is now part of the MediaNews Group corporation, who took control of the paper from Donrey in 1999...

. A Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media

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review called the book "delightful".

A Fredericksburg.com review said that the rhyming "may falter a bit, but the paintings are warm and humorous".