A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year "Simple yet stirring, this is perfect for preschooler bedtimes."--
Booklist starred review
Fans of the classic picture book
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson will adore this utterly simple picture book in which a baby owl goes off on his first adventure.
With just three or four words per page, this story follows a baby owl one night as he leaves the safety of his nest (
Home/Mama/Brother/Sister) and explores the starry world around him (
Soar/Glide/Swoop/Swoosh). Inspired by reverso poetry, the words reverse in the middle when the baby owl is startled upon seeing his reflection in the pond (
Owl/Sees/Owl). Afraid of it, little owl takes off toward home, soaring over farms and forests (
Swoosh/Swoop/Glide/Soar) until he is finally safely home again (
Sister/Brother/Mama/Home).
"Fans of Jane Yolen's
Owl Moon and Martin Waddell's
Owl Babies will also love this calming story about an owl's first adventure." --
School Library Journal, Starred