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Storytime: Batmouse

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Storytime: Batmouse by Steve Smallman, and Steve Smallman

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By Steve Smallman, and and, Steve Smallman

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46 reviews

When Pip the mouse sees a bat flying over his home, he has a big idea – when he grows up, he’s going to be a BAT!

Pip makes himself some cardboard wings, and prepares for take-off. But flying is harder than it looks. Sleeping upside down isn’t easy either, and what on earth do bats eat?

It’s not long before Pip makes friends with a real bat… and decides he’d rather be a mouse after all! But he still really, really wants to fly. Pip’s new friend comes to the rescue and flies him all the way home.

All is well until Pip has another big idea. When he grows up, he’s going to be a mole!

 

This Storytime title is perfect for children who are enthusiastic about what they’ ll become when they grow up.

Reviews

02 Aug 2025

The mouse's pretend bat wings didn't work. It had some scary parts. The bat offered the mouse a moth. The bat was kind to the mouse.

20 Aug 2023

Because he tried to fly

15 Aug 2023

It was a fun book the mouse wanted to be a bat but he didn’t like to eat moths. But wanted to fly like a bat .

08 Aug 2023

He pretended to be a bat and that was brilliant

02 Mar 2023

Henry liked the bit when he says he wants to be a mole at the end. And when he wants to be a bat.

30 Aug 2022

Mouse wants to fly

19 Aug 2022

Not as good as his other book I've read, but good story nevertheless and I enjoyed the pictures

17 Aug 2022

I like that there is a mouse who is trying to be a bat. I like the pictures, the mouse is quite cute.

16 Aug 2022

I read this myself, I only needed a bit of help

10 Aug 2022

Very cute book

19 Sep 2021

It's good because there is a picture of him with wings but they're fake and there is another picture of him and he looks like a mole.

30 Aug 2021

Its a amazing book it really inspires me

17 Aug 2021

My favourite character was Pip because he was determined to find a way to be able to fly.

03 Aug 2021

I liked it when he wanted to be the bat mouse and the mole

02 Aug 2021

My favourite book to read with Mummy but you have to do it with silly voices

28 Jul 2021

Everyone should read this book
Read it with silly voices

12 Jan 2021

I would recommend it to nursery children because it's a really nice book about a mouse called Pip who wants to be a Batmouse. He meets a bat and has lots of fun.

03 Oct 2020

I like it because when Pip sees an animal he says that when he grows up he wants to be like that animal. It’s a fiction book and I would recommend it to everyone.

12 Sep 2020

Really fun story. Mouse wants to be like a bat then he decides to be something else. You should try it.

28 Aug 2020

First he wanted to be a bat when he’s older but now he wants to be a mole when he’s older.

28 Aug 2020

When he lands on his bottom

25 Aug 2020

The mouse wanted to fly to begin with like a bat but after he wanted to be a digging mouse like a mole. I like this story it’s a fictiin story. If I could choose to be an animal I’d be a butterfly.

05 Aug 2020

I think the mouse called Pip is funny because he keeps changing his mind about what he wants to be when he gets older.

28 Jul 2020

I like this fiction book because pip is a bit like me.

20 Apr 2019

Lovely story

08 Aug 2018

A fun story & loved his ideas!!

08 Aug 2018

This book was funny. He wanted to be a bat then a mole at end. He will get muddy.

29 Jul 2018

I really enjoyed reading this book.
My favourite character was the little mouse because he was very brave. Yes I would recommend this book

31 Mar 2018

Jacks thinks this book is fantastic

27 Aug 2017

I'd like the bit when batmouse thought the mode was a digging mouse

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