The Bat Who Loved The Sun - Essentia Forest

Bats fly all night, and sleep all day. That's how all bats work.
Except for Brock.

Brock is a very strange bat, because he wants to fly during the day and sleep at night.
When none of the other bats want to go out in the sun with Brock, he asks the little dragon Kei for help. Together, the two friends explore the forest and see how everyone's routines change in the wintertime.
But when Brock's family start noticing that there's something different about Brock, the bat learns a very hard lesson: sometimes even when you get everything you want, it can still make you sad. Especially when it makes you very different from everybody you used to be the same as.

Together, the bats and the little dragon learn the importance of support, kindness and friendship, and Brock learns the difference between getting what he wants, and getting what he needs - even when he used to think they were the same thing!

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The second book in the Essentia Forest series, The Bat Who Loved The Sun explores friendship and non-traditional family dynamics. It follows Brock as he navigates the new world of the daytime with his friend Kei, as the two friends learn what it means to do what feels right for yourself. This book examines how much difference a support system and being surrounded by positive friends can make when you're taking a risk. Standing out from the crowd, self-doubt, honesty versus curiosity and kindness, and conformity are all themes which the bats have to confront.
Featuring all of the beloved characters from the first book in Essentia Forest, The Bat Who Loved The Sun is a beautiful, heartfelt tale where Rónán-Lukas explores the importance of being yourself, and how crucial it can be to know you have support from those around you, all told through a cast of woodland creatures children and adults alike will love and relate to.

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Essentia Forest books feature two editions. The first edition has 0 pictures, and is part of the Big, Brave Reader line. This edition is aimed at children who are ready to tackle reading books all by themselves without the aid of pictures, or those who enjoy imagining the story for themselves.
The second edition is part of the Read Along with Me! line, and has a lower wordcount paired with a selection of hand-drawn illustrations. This edition is aimed at younger children who still need an adult to read with them, or who still enjoy looking at the pictures to help tell the story.

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