Little Owl falls from his nest and can't find his mommy. Along comes squirrel who says he will help Little Owl. When Squirrel asks what Mommy looks like, Little Owl answers only that she's very big. Squirrel knows just where to go - to a mother bear! When Little Owl asserts that the bear is not his mommy and that his mommy has pointy ears, Squirrel takes him to - a mother rabbit. But eventually all is right with Little Owl's world as he and his mommy are reunited. The sweetest and most reassuring line in the whole book? "Follow me. Your mommy's looking everywhere for you." The illustrations are simple, yet convey the sense of loss that Little Owl feels when he is separated from his mother. I was lucky enough to see this book before it was even finished while doing an internship with Walker Books last year and I fell in love with it instantly. When I came home raving about it of course no one knew what I was talking about because it wasn’t out yet. Over a year on and it has won many awards including The Eilis Dillion award and The Bisto Children’s Book of the Year Award. Chris Haughton really hit the ground running with his first picture book and after having a sneak peak at the next one which will be out soon I can tell you he has done it all over again. The beautiful illustrations in strong tones set off the story of the poor little owl that has fallen out of his nest and must go in search of his mother. It is funny and engaging, each time you open this book you will find something new that you hadn’t noticed before.
Cute book- the hyper, bossy, pink squirrel is by far my favorite character.
—Sami
Nice baby board version of baby owl searching for mother - fun!
—rayray16555
squirrels, owls, frogs, bears, mothers, getting lost
—Dragonfly1608
This book is adorable. My 14 month old son loved it.
—bozi
So cute
—Ryley
