A Boy Called Bat

Bat is thrilled when school is over on Monday, and he can go home and see the baby skunk. He is excited to tell his mother the name he came up with for the kit. Valerie is running late, so Mr. Grayson waits with Bat. Bat tells his teacher a few animal facts because thinking about facts makes him feel better when he is nervous. As they chat, Bat notices that Mr. Grayson is growing a mustache that looks like a caterpillar.

Valerie arrives and honks three times. Bat says goodbye to Mr. Grayson, then climbs in the car and tells his mother that she was late. On the drive to pick up Janie, Bat informs his mother that Dad made chili and watched sports instead of letting him watch shows about animals. He asks about the kit, and Valerie explains that she created a small enclosure for the baby skunk in the living room.

Bat is happy that his mother used some of his shirts in the kit’s enclosure, so the kit can smell him. He checks on the kit; then, the family sits down together to snack on peanut butter, crackers, and tea.