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  • Owl Babies

Owl Babies

Illustrator
Patrick Benson
Publication Date
September 12, 2017
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Owl Babies

Description

A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back.

"I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can't help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother's return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered.

Publication date
September 12, 2017
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780763695194
Lexile Measure
500
Guided Reading Level
J
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
BISAC categories
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
JUV010000 - Juvenile Fiction | Bedtime & Dreams
JUV013060 - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Parents

Kirkus

Benson's soft, wide-eyed birds—rendered in delicate pen strokes touched with gentle color that makes the dramatic, dark night seem appropriately awesome—are perfect stand-ins for wise little toddlers who also know Mom will turn up—but still can't help wondering. 

ALA/Booklist

This story will strike a familiar chord in every small child who has been afraid when left by [a] parent, and parents will perhaps gain a new understanding of how a small child might feel . . . A wonderful 'read to me' book for nap time, story time, or bedtime. 

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