In "The Bat-Poet," why is finding the chipmunk so important to the little brown bat? A. The chipmunk has written many wonderful poems as well. B. The chipmunk knows how to make the mockingbird listen to the bat's poems. C. The chipmunk is a very learned poetry critic. D. The chipmunk is a willing audience for the bat to share his work with.

In "The Bat-Poet," finding the chipmunk is so important to the little brown bat because D. the chipmunk is a willing audience for the bat to share his work with. The bat is a poet, and nobody wants to listen to his poetry except for this chipmunk. This is why it is of utmost importance for him to find the little guy so that finally he could have someone to listen to him and admire his poems.