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title: "Stellaluna: A Heartwarming Animal Adventure About Identity, Family, and Finding Where You Belong"
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# Vibrant, Mesmerizing Illustrations 25th Anniversary Edition Unique Bat & Bird Family Story Stellaluna: A Heartwarming Animal Adventure About Identity, Family, and Finding Where You Belong

**Price:** € 29.90
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## Summary

> 🦇 Discover the heartwarming adventure that’s been uniting families for 25 years!

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- **What is this?** Stellaluna: A Heartwarming Animal Adventure About Identity, Family, and Finding Where You Belong
- **How much does it cost?** € 29.90 with free shipping
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Top-Ranked Bestseller:** Ranked #1 in Children’s Adoption Books with 4.9-star rating from over 5,600 reviews.
- • **Educational & Engaging:** Includes updated factual bat info and downloadable craft/activity kits for immersive learning.
- • **Award-Winning Illustrations:** Whimsical, richly colored artwork that captivates both kids and adults alike.
- • **Universal Themes of Belonging:** Explores identity, family, and acceptance—perfect for sparking meaningful conversations.
- • **Timeless Classic with Proven Impact:** Celebrating 25 years of heartwarming storytelling that resonates across generations.

## Overview

Stellaluna is a bestselling, award-winning children’s picture book by Janell Cannon, celebrating its 25th anniversary edition with vibrant illustrations and updated educational content. The story follows a baby fruit bat adopted by a bird family, exploring themes of identity, family, and acceptance. Highly rated and top-ranked in children’s adoption and animal books, it includes downloadable activity kits and factual bat notes, making it both a beloved story and an engaging learning experience.

## Description

When young fruit bat Stellaluna is separated from her mother, she’s adopted by a family of birds with very different habits in this award-winning and bestselling picture book classic. 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. Two pages of notes at the end of the story provide factual information about bats. “Delightful and informative but never didactic; a splendid debut.” — Kirkus Reviews

Review: Still amazing after all these years, tickles your funny bone and snares your heart - I bought my first copy of Stellaluna before my daughter was born and it became one of our all-time favorite books to read together. (Verdi was probably a tie.) When I got a shower invitation from my niece lately asking people to bring a book instead of a card along with their gift, I grabbed three of our old childhood standbys: Stellaluna 25th Anniversary Edition , Verdi , and The Runaway Bunny: A 75th Anniversary Retrospective . It’s so hard to choose so few out of so many of our favorite books, but she may be inundated with more books as her son gets older. ;) I also ordered a new favorite, A Boy and a House , but I’m not sure it will get here in time for her shower. Stellaluna is a baby fruit bat whose mother drops her accidentally during an owl attack. Stellaluna manages to fly away uninjured and finds herself adopted by a family of birds. Being a flying creature that hangs upside down to sleep and doesn’t like bugs is hard when you’re in a family of birds who prefer to fly during the day, sleep upright in their nest, and who turn down their noses at fruit. But they still all love one another, and the baby birds actually try to act a bit more bat-like with some rather painful results. One of the most adorable scenes is Stellaluna trying to learn to alight on a branch like a bird lands, rather than a bat. But every picture is adorable right down to everyone’s facial expressions. The vibrant pictures by Janell Cannon are whimsical, beautifully colored, and simply mesmerizing, making the text almost superfluous.(But not quite.) Stellaluna is a story of what it means to be family, what it means to feel different and like an outsider, and what it means to accept and love people even when they act in a manner that seems strange to you. You don’t have to understand someone to know that they are a person worthy of your love. Lots of good conversations will start with reading this book, not to mention initiate countless hours poring over the intricate and delicately colored illustrations. This 25th anniversary edition of Stellaluna includes colored versions of the small previously black and whtie line-art drawings on the text pages and a code to download craft and activity kits. There are also two pages about bats at the back of the book, which were updated for this edition. Highly recommended for anyone who loves to share beautiful picture books, heartwarming stories, and inspiration to understand that being different isn’t a bad thing. Simply one of the best picture books for children.
Review: One of the best children's books! - The book, Stellaluna, is one of love, courage, persistence, resilience, and hope. This was my son's favorite book when he was little, he's now 32. I can't even tell you how many times I read this book to him. So, I thought it was only right to buy it for my grandson. Although Stellaluna lost his Mom when he was very young, he was determined to make his mark in the world. He found a new family. He taught them some of his ways and they taught him some of their ways. Stellaluna never gave up. He persisted until everything came together. The end will shock everyone. It will put a smile on the face of whomever you're reading it to. I would recommend this book to anyone who has children. This book would be great to not only read to your own children, but also to a class of children, a child in the hospital, during a sleepover with young kids, or even at a nursing home.

## Features

- Stellaluna By Cannon Janell

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #58,614 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1 in Children's Books on Adoption #7 in Children's Bird Books (Books) #16 in Children's Baby Animal Books |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 5,698 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Still amazing after all these years, tickles your funny bone and snares your heart
*by B***M on September 16, 2018*

I bought my first copy of Stellaluna before my daughter was born and it became one of our all-time favorite books to read together. (Verdi was probably a tie.) When I got a shower invitation from my niece lately asking people to bring a book instead of a card along with their gift, I grabbed three of our old childhood standbys: Stellaluna 25th Anniversary Edition , Verdi , and The Runaway Bunny: A 75th Anniversary Retrospective . It’s so hard to choose so few out of so many of our favorite books, but she may be inundated with more books as her son gets older. ;) I also ordered a new favorite, A Boy and a House , but I’m not sure it will get here in time for her shower. Stellaluna is a baby fruit bat whose mother drops her accidentally during an owl attack. Stellaluna manages to fly away uninjured and finds herself adopted by a family of birds. Being a flying creature that hangs upside down to sleep and doesn’t like bugs is hard when you’re in a family of birds who prefer to fly during the day, sleep upright in their nest, and who turn down their noses at fruit. But they still all love one another, and the baby birds actually try to act a bit more bat-like with some rather painful results. One of the most adorable scenes is Stellaluna trying to learn to alight on a branch like a bird lands, rather than a bat. But every picture is adorable right down to everyone’s facial expressions. The vibrant pictures by Janell Cannon are whimsical, beautifully colored, and simply mesmerizing, making the text almost superfluous.(But not quite.) Stellaluna is a story of what it means to be family, what it means to feel different and like an outsider, and what it means to accept and love people even when they act in a manner that seems strange to you. You don’t have to understand someone to know that they are a person worthy of your love. Lots of good conversations will start with reading this book, not to mention initiate countless hours poring over the intricate and delicately colored illustrations. This 25th anniversary edition of Stellaluna includes colored versions of the small previously black and whtie line-art drawings on the text pages and a code to download craft and activity kits. There are also two pages about bats at the back of the book, which were updated for this edition. Highly recommended for anyone who loves to share beautiful picture books, heartwarming stories, and inspiration to understand that being different isn’t a bad thing. Simply one of the best picture books for children.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best children's books!
*by S***S on January 26, 2026*

The book, Stellaluna, is one of love, courage, persistence, resilience, and hope. This was my son's favorite book when he was little, he's now 32. I can't even tell you how many times I read this book to him. So, I thought it was only right to buy it for my grandson. Although Stellaluna lost his Mom when he was very young, he was determined to make his mark in the world. He found a new family. He taught them some of his ways and they taught him some of their ways. Stellaluna never gave up. He persisted until everything came together. The end will shock everyone. It will put a smile on the face of whomever you're reading it to. I would recommend this book to anyone who has children. This book would be great to not only read to your own children, but also to a class of children, a child in the hospital, during a sleepover with young kids, or even at a nursing home.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stellaluna Story Book
*by C***O on August 8, 2026*

This is a beautiful book that I read when I was a four-year-old preschool teacher. I’ve missed reading it since then which was 10 years retired and I bought it for my grandchildren now because it truly is a beautiful story with very beautiful illustrations.. I would highly suggest purchasing it for a child three years or older.

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