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Superbat

by Matt Carr

Published by Scholastic, 2017

  • Funny
  • Picture books

About this book

Pat the bat is bored. Everyone else is asleep, but Pat doesn’t want to be like everyone else, he wants to stand out. He dreams of being as special as the superheroes in his favourite comics. He dreams of being… Superbat!

With some super sewing skills Pat makes himself a superhero outfit, complete with cape and mask, and is ready to take the world by storm. But what about his superpower? Figuring that out is much trickier. He certainly has some super special skills, but the problem is all the other bats have them too. What will it take to be a real superhero?

A bright, fun story about self-belief with striking graphics that pop from the page combine to make this a brilliant and heartwarming read.

View an extract from Superbat © Matt Carr, 2017. Reproduced with permission of Scholastic Ltd

About the author

Matt Carr is an author, illustrator and graphic designer whose debut picture book, Superbat, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2018. Superbat and Matt's second picture book, Spyder, have published to international acclaim. He was Cheltenham Festivals (Children’s) Illustrator in Residence 2018. His latest book Rocketmole launched in April 2019. Matt loves tea and lives in East Sussex.

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