Exactly a year ago, I posted about A Boy Called Bat, which we read at the April 2023 edition of my book club. We loved the book, and the rest of the series has been on my mind ever since then. In April 2024, we’re finally going to read Bat and the End of Everything, the last book in the BAT series.
A lovely book with a neurodivergent boy at the centre, Bat and the End of Everything is a heart-warming story about family, friendship, and big emotional decisions. Bat knows–and has always known–that the skunk kit he adopted needs to be released into the wild. But what can he do to make his goodbye easier? Not giving it away, but the end of the book is the best part of the story!
Animal Trivia
Each time I work with a book about animals, I’m amazed at the amount of trivia children know and want to share. This time, leading from a conversation about the lifespan of a rabbit in the book, we’ll play a quick guessing game about the lifespan of various animals. How long does a skunk live? What about a parakeet? Or a tortoise?
Figures of Speech
An aspect of autism that we often read about is the tendency to take things literally. We’ve worked with idioms before, but let’s get specific and work on animal idioms this time. We’ll also explore hyperbole and the way Bat responds to it in the story.
Creative Writing
Since Bat and the End of Everything is such a well-known book, there are several activities and learning resources available online. Using one of them, we will write one chapter that could come after the end of the book. As we write, we will explore not just facts and technique, but also point of view, making a conscious choice of whose voice we use to tell the next part of the story.
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