Book Review of Opossum Disco: A Night Out with Alphabet Action Verbs
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Opossum Disco: A Night Out with Alphabet Action Verbs
Written by Gina Gallois
Illustrated by Aleksandra Bobrek
Ages: 4+ | 36 Pages
Publisher: Moonflower Press (2026) | ISBN: 978-1954322257
What to Expect: Alphabet, animals, action verbs, interactive, and possums.
In this interactive picture book, readers will build critical literacy skills while enjoying the adventures of some lovable nocturnal creatures.
What do possums do all night long? They go out dancing, of course! Follow a mama possum and her joeys as they get ready to go out for the night, getting dressed and having a delicious meal of nighttime creepy crawlies. Then join them as they spend the night at an action-packed disco, dancing with their nocturnal friends while a DJ rat keeps the tunes playing and chowing down on even more delicious snacks and drinks. The party lasts all night …, but soon it’s time for mama and her joeys to head home and sleep, because tomorrow night they have a trash-can treasure quest to get ready for!
The possum family is gentle and sociable, helping readers see these oft-disparaged scavengers as part of a broader natural ecosystem. Throughout the story, readers are not just passive listeners or readers—they can work hard to spot the alphabetized action verbs nestled in the rhyming text, mimic the actions themselves, and search for the little frog who follows the possums on every page. These simple but clever interactive details will help keep readers engaged—and burn off some excess energy! The digital artwork is full of imaginative detail, evoking the vibrancy and excitement of the forest at night and the fantastical mushroom disco.
Fun and factual, Opossum Disco: A Night Out With Alphabet Action Verbs is perfect for bedtime reading.
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About the Author
Gina Gallois draws on her lifelong passion for the environment and its wild inhabitants to create engaging educational stories that foster empathy and wonder. Gina is a longtime educator and Francophile, married to a Frenchman with a good, strong accent. She is also the proud mother of two incredible human children, servant to two unemployed cats and a bearded dragon, charmer of neighborhood crows, voracious reader of audiobooks, crocheter, and collector of native plants. Gina lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
For more information, visit https://www.moonflowerpress.com and https://www.instagram.com/artemisopossum/
About the Illustrator
Aleksandra Bobrek finds inspiration for her illustrations by spending time enjoying the natural world. She has illustrated many books for children and has a degree in digital art. When she’s not drawing, Aleksandra may be found creating edible masterpieces in the kitchen or practicing her fencing technique – en garde! Aleksandra lives in Kraków, Poland.
