Unfortunately, the night quickly passes by and the bats know that they must soon leave the library.
The young bats seem to especially enjoy "Goodnight Sun," a bat rendition of the children’s classic. The distant voices of the books pull all the bats into the novels. The little bats may have a hard time understanding everything since they are hanging upside down, but everyone is having a glorious time. Soon the adult bats are holding story hour for the baby bats.
The older bats put on their glasses and begin teaching the younger bats how to read and to enjoy the stories. The young bats go up and down the shelves looking at all the marvelous books about unknown and exotic places. Zooming through the open window, the old bats go to the shelves holding their classical favorites. Quickly, scores of eager bats rush towards this feast of books, maps and magazines. Usually, the librarian leaves the window open once a summer for the bats to savor new and old books, and to teach the young bats the joy of reading. Suddenly, the happy news arrives at the bat colony that the library window has been left open. But all of this normal nocturnal activity has left them bored. It is a warm summer night and the bats have eaten and flown about the night sky. This wonderful picture book by Brian Lies shows the importance of ideas and reading and is entitled "Bats in the Library." How do you judge the value of children being "lost in a book?" A life-long love of reading is rarely cultivated through decoding alone, and can only be fostered through the second type of reading. Decoding is also easier to quantify on standardized tests, while the second type of reading is much more difficult to assess. The first type of reading is of the utmost importance because it is the foundation of being able to read. There are two basic types of reading 1) there is decoding, which turns the letters into words, and 2) there is reading for understanding and enrichment. Reading increases children’s attention spans and develops critical thinking skills. Sometimes this is swift, but at other times life moves more languidly. Unlike fast-paced video games, reading gives children the nuances of life. When children are able to read, they can explore new worlds, ideas and experiences. One of the greatest gifts parents and teachers can give children is the love of reading.
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