We were on vacation and saw this Prius in Boothbay Harbor, ME outfitted to look like a bat as a promotional vehicle for a book signing by Brian Lies, the author/illustrator of "Bats In The Library". In town they actually drive it like that, for the highway of course they tuck the bat things in the cargo box.
http://www.amazon.com/Bats-at-Library-Brian-Lies/dp/061899923X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219116331&sr=8-1. Looks cute. "Starred Review. Lies's (Bats at the Beach) much-lauded bats are back and the library's got them--thanks to a window left open by an unsuspecting (or perhaps sympathetic) librarian. Although the young ones initially misbehave (they make photocopies of their bodies and turn the water fountain into a splash pool), Lies cuts them a little slack: "It's hard to settle down and read/ when life flits by at dizzy speed." Story time settles everyone (upside-)down, and soon the furry creatures are "completely swallowed up" in books, giving Lies comic license to bat-tify the signature visuals from classics like Make Way For Ducklings; Pippi Longstocking; Goodnight, Moon and Peter Rabbit. As with its predecessor, this book's richly detailed chiaroscuro paintings find considerable humor at the intersection where bat and human behavior meet. But the author/artist outdoes himself: the library-after-dark setting works a magic all its own, taking Lies and his audience to a an intensely personal place. Ages 4-8." It got 5 stars on amazon. There's also ahttp://www.amazon.com/dp/product/061855744X?tag=priuschatcom-20
