Owl Babies
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
1-5 years |
| Reading Age |
1-5 years |
| Library of Congress |
Owls, Pictorial works, Juvenile fiction |
| NBS Text |
Picture Books |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
25 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 454mm
Height: 375mm
|
| Weight |
530g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.914 |
| Catalogue Code |
15366 |
Description of this Book
Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch and wait. Darkness gathers and the owls grow anxious, wondering when their mother will return. But, at last, she does, and they joyously welcome her home.
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Awards & Reviews
| US Review |
Three little white owls perch outside their cozy nest, wishing Mother would come home. In Waddell's simple, repetitive, carefully fashioned text, each is unique: Sarah, the largest, makes comforting remarks; Percy seconds them, but doubtfully; while little Bill just keeps saying, I want my mommy! Owl Mother does come, of course: WHAT'S ALL THE FUSS? You knew I'd come back. 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. (Kirkus Reviews) |
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Author's Bio
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