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Alma Hammond

Autor(a) de Zetta the Poinsettia

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Right off the bat (yes, pun intended) the illustrations are AMAZING. Bo the Bat is so cute and fluffy! And there's even a little jack o lantern decal on his smartphone... seriously, amazing work! On top of that, he wears a top hat?! What could be any cuter than that?! (Not real bats... obviously. Those guys are scary as heck).

Children hide in fear of our lovely friend Bo, which makes him rather sad since he wants to have fun with the kids!

There's so many quirky little parts of this book that makes me enjoy it:
1. The unicorn costume is amazing.
2. The random scarecrow handing out candy and hiding around a corner is hilarious.
3. The emotions on Bo's face are excellently illustrated to make you understand what he's going through.
4. There's an educational bit about what bats do and why they are important, which is a lovely addition to a book I thought was just going to be cute!
5. Bat facts at the end!

Negatives:
1. The rhymes felt very forced, but a lot of children's books are like that.
2. In reality, while bats are cool we really shouldn't touch them. They are rodents... buuuuut this is a children's book so as long as parents give their kids a good lesson about not touching wild animals, we should be fine as readers. It's an educational book for a reason.

Overall, this book was adorable and I think it's an excellent spooky tale for October. I'm sad it took me an extra month to jump on the Bo the Bat train, but I love this little book!!

Four out of five stars!

I found this book on Bookbub.
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Briars_Reviews | 1 outra crítica | Aug 4, 2023 |
Book was okay, not badly written, just didn't love it for some reason. But I bet plenty of other readers will enjoy it. Cute story.
 
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chirikosan | Jan 28, 2023 |
It was a very good book says my granddaughter.
 
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RoosterNZ | 1 outra crítica | Dec 17, 2022 |
Zetta, a beautiful poinsettia flower wonders her place in life as it is purchased, displayed during Christmas and her life after the holidays.

Zetta is an adorable character in which the illustrations work together with the writing to make her even more likable. It is hard not to wish Zetta a long life because is so happy to be displayed like the other ornaments.
Poinsettias were a big plant in my grandmother’s house at Christmas time. We would buy her white or red poinsettias she would display during the winter season. Zetta had a better life than the flowers my grandmother had. I am not sure any of us thought to plant the poinsettia in the yard after the holidays. This book reminds me of good times at my grandmother’s and sad for the flowers I could have preserved better.

I could see Zetta’s story producing a sequel or series of books. I think older toddlers and on will enjoy the story of Zetta the Poinsettia.
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lavenderagate | 1 outra crítica | Dec 27, 2019 |

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Obras
10
Membros
57
Popularidade
#287,973
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
5
ISBN
20
Línguas
1

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