A Batty Holiday Shopping Guide

Just in time for the holidays, and with a few hours of cyber Monday left, we present this list of great places to find batty stuff. Let your friends and loved ones know you care about them with a fantastic bat gift, and support a great organization or small business at the same time. Or send the links to Santa or whoever is most likely to bring you presents!

Gifts
Adopt a bat, gift baskets, wine, and other fun things are in stock at Bat World Sanctuary
Bat Conservation International and our favorite bat and cave goods store have teamed to provide cool stuff at Batgoods.com
For the hard-core bat enthusiast, Bat Conservation & Management supplies bat boxes and kits, bat condos, and great field equipment
Art enthusiasts will have a great time cruising Etsy's offerings (search on bats). One of our favorite artists is Eastwitching

Books
For young readers there are a plethora of publications, some suggestions follow:
The ever-popular Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, and Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies
Bat Loves the Night by Nicola Davies
Baby Bat's Lullaby by Jaquelyn Michard
Little Lost Bat by Sandra Markle
The Christmas Secret by Tesia Johnasen (available here)
Little Red Bat by Carole Gerber
Or snuggle 'round the fireplace and read Lucy's Story (link on left menu) on your laptop!

For older readers we like
The Bat-Poet by Randall Jarrell
Pippa's First Summer by Catherine Badgley
The Silverwing series by Kenneth Oppel
The Underland Chronicles series by Suzanne Collins (talking bats, rats, and cockroaches, yay!!)

Happy gifting!

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