"Stellaluna Activity Booklet". Sandie Angulo Chen of Common Sense Media called the adaptation "sweet", saying that it was "fairly faithful to the book's premise" and that it encouraged viewers to "treat each other fairly and appreciate one other's differences". Sarah Bennor of The Dove Foundation called the film a "wonderful movie for kids of all ages". In 2005, Emerald City Theatre Company debuted the musical Stellaluna and Other Tales by Alyn Cardarelli and Steve Goers. In addition to the bat Stellaluna, the musical contains the main characters from other works by Cannon: Verdi, about a python, and Pinduli, about a hyaena. In 2008, the Tears of Joy Theatre performed a puppet show adaptation of Stellaluna for the first time. The theatre company took the show on tour, performing Stellaluna in nearly 500 theatres from 2009–2012. Author Janell Cannon enjoyed the puppet show so much, she brought it to her hometown to celebrate the anniversary of Stellalunas publishing. Several other puppetry adaptations of Stellaluna have been made, including by playwright Saskia Janse. Selected translations Stellaluna, 1994, German () Stelaluna, 1994, Spanish () Stellaluna, 1996, French () Stellaluna, 1996, Italian () 星月 / Xing yue, 1999, Chinese () Serenola, 2000, Welsh () References External links 1993 children's books American picture books Animal tales Children's books adapted into films 2004 animated films 2004 films Films about bats Films about animals Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer direct-to-video films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated films Fictional bats 2000s American films Bats in popular culture