![]() ![]() The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Late one winter night a little girl and her father go owling. Raweno, Master of all Spirits and Everything-Maker, made the world and everything in it, but nothing gave him quite so much trouble as Owl! This retelling of a traditional Kanienke-haka (Mohawk) creation legend will have readers of all ages laughing at the irrepressible but indecisive bird. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother’s return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. 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. “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. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell and Patrick Benson New York times bestselling author Blehm and award-winning illustrator Christopher Adams bring you this wonderful story sure to inform the minds and warm the hearts of young and old alike. Through the little camera peeking in on their home, Molly and McGee would captivate millions of people from forty-five countries around the world who shared their saga on the Internet. The owls’ home, a wooden box with a camera inside, put up by a nature-loving couple in their backyard, becomes the setting for a real-life story of love, danger and mystery-and, ultimately, the triumph of a family. When a barn owl and her mate suddenly decide to nest in a suburban neighborhood, the amazing tale of Molly and McGee begins. Molly The Owl: The True Story of a Common Barn Owl That Ends Up Being Not So Common After all by Eric Blehm Putting a twist on the bedtime book, Little Owl’s Night is sure to comfort any child with a curiosity about the night. Could the daytime be nearly as wonderful? Mama Owl begins to describe it to him, but as the sun comes up, Little Owl falls fast asleep. A full moon rises and Little Owl can’t understand why anyone would want to miss it. Hedgehog sniffs for mushrooms, Skunk nibbles at berries, Frog croaks, and Cricket sings. It’s evening in the forest and Little Owl wakes up from his day-long sleep to watch his friends enjoying the night. Little Owl’s Night by Divya Srinivasa Sridhar (series) It’s a real hoot that every kid will relate to. Then Mom comes along-and she agrees, before coming up with the perfect solution. But every animal he meets thinks he’s so cute, fluffy, and huggable! Poor Baby Owl. Welcome back, Baby Owl! With visions of himself as a “huge, scary, sleek, sharp-eyed hunting machine,” the adorable little creature goes out for a walk in the woods. Perfect for little ones learning the art of patience, Hooray for Today! celebrates playtime, sharing, and friendship. When the moon is up, Owl is wide awake and ready for fun: “Hooray for today! Would you like to play?” But everyone says, “Not now! I’m sleepy!” Owl’s playday gets lonely fast as each friend turns her away-until sunrise, when Owl discovers a friendly surprise. He’ll never get to sleep unless he can figure out what’s going on! But as soon as he settles in, he hears a strange noise. ![]() While each animal rests in its own special way, little ones will also drift off to a cozy sleep. Il Sung Na makes his American debut with this gorgeous bedtime offering. With a spare, soothing text and beautifully rich and textured illustrations of a starry night, this is the perfect “book of sleep.” Join the owl on his moonlit journey as he watches all the other animals settle in for the night: some sleep standing up, while some sleep on the move! Some sleep peacefully alone, while others sleep all together, huddled close. Following the life cycle of the barn owl, this gentle poem evokes a sense of warm sunshine and envelopes readers with the memory of the scent of a wheat field. With outstretched wings, this barn owl returns to his barn nest and his hungry family, repeating the ageless ritual his ancestors have practiced here, in this barn, for at least one hundred years. Feathered against the endless starry night, he swoops and sails to the darkened wheat field below and catches a mouse in his nimble talons. Every night, as the moon rises, a barn owl awakens and flies out to hunt. The owls have nested there and have hunted in the fields and circled in the night skies as time slowly slipped by. Tony Johnston’s THE BARN OWLS recalls in quiet tones the memory of a barn that has stood alone in a wheat field for one hundred years at least. ![]()
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