Stellaluna

Knocked from her mother’s safe embrace by an attacking owl, Stellaluna lands headfirst in a bird’s nest. This adorable baby fruit bat’s world is literally turned upside down when she is adopted by the occupants of the nest and adapts to their peculiar bird habits.

Paired Reading: dona Flor

Doña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can often be found reading aloud to the children.


One day, all the villagers hear a terrifying noise: it sounds like a huge animal bellowing just outside their village. Everyone is afraid, but not Flor. She wants to protect her beloved neighbors, so with the help of her animal friends, she sets off for the highest mesa to find the creature. Soon enough, though, the joke is on Flor and her friends, who come to rescue her, as she discovers the small secret behind that great big noise.

Spelling Words

  1. eat
  2. mean
  3. need
  4. baby
  5. he
  6. leaf
  7. queen
  8. seek
  9. pony
  10. we
  11. train
  12. stay
  13. word
  14. morning
  15. against

Vocabulary Words

babble - to talk quickly in a silly way

anxious - nervous or uneasy about something

trembling - shaking from fear or cold

scent - a smell

perched - rested on something

dodging - moving quickly back and forth


Talking Points With Your Child:

  • What heroes live in your community?
  • What details can you remember about the characters?
  • What plot events did character traits, motivations, or feelings cause?

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