![]() The Stories
About the Bad Bat Stories:My wife and I noticed that there weren’t many good stories for early readers. Her problem: too many words the child did not know and couldn’t work out on her own. My problem: the characters were uninteresting. We both agreed that early readers were unlikely to pick up a book and just start reading. From this dissatisfaction, the character of Bad Bat evolved. Children seem to like him for two reasons:
Many of the original Bad Bat stories, especially the earliest and easiest, were snippets and as many others were lost. I plan to go back and try to recreate the earliest ones, so please check back every now and then to see if any new stories have been added. If you like the Bad Bat stories, see ‘how you can help’ below. If you want to teach your children more about the real habits of bats (which, unlike Bad Bat, are very nice creatures) you can start at
The Rules:Parents: Feel free to print out the stories for your personal use. I have included Microsoft Word versions, so you can download them and change the children’s names to match your own. Teachers: You are more than welcome to print out enough for each child in the class. For legal reasons, I have to set a maximum, so that number is 12. But if you need more than 12 copies, just e-mail and I will most likely allow it. Publishers:Bad Bat is happy to make appearances in your textbooks for a moderate or a waived fee. Please contact me. Some FAQs:Q. Why don’t you make the Bad Bat stories end happily? In one
of them, Bad Bat spoils the fun and by the time things are fixed, it’s
bedtime. Q. Where are the pictures? Q. I love Bad Bat! How can I help?
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