Author(s): Laura Godwin,Rob Dunlavey
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 40
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Language: English
Date Published: 2016-09-20
Dimensions: 203 x 257 x 8mm
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

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