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Binding: Board bookEAN: 9781564029652 ISBN: 1564029654 Label: Candlewick Manufacturer: Candlewick Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 22 Publication Date: October 07, 1996 Publisher: Candlewick Reading Level: Baby-Preschool Release Date: October 07, 1996 Studio: Candlewick Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The bay owls came out of their house, and they sat on the tree and waited. A big branch for Sarah, a small branch for Percy, and an old piece of ivy for Bill. When three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, they can't help but wonder where she is. Stunning illustrations from unique and striking perspectives capture the owls as they worry about their mother: What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Not surprisingly, a joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greets her return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A Teacher's PerspectiveThis piece of Modern Fantasy features a small owl family. The mother owl leaves and the three owl babies are left to worry and wonder where she's gone and when she'll return. In the end, the owl mother returns to her three concerned children and reassures them. The first time I heard this story was at Texas Tech University in my Children's Lit course. Dr. Button was a skilled reader and acted out the scenes of this book, making us all fall in love with the story. Bill, ... Read More Rating:  - For some reason, it falls flat for usIt's a good little book - mom is gone, the kids worry, mom comes back and everybody is happy. But I really can't get the kids to show very much interest in it, and I don't often choose it to read either. Rating: - all moms love this book :-)This is just the sweetest book.... Any mom (or dad) would think this one of the best books around. The illustrations are beautiful. Just the right amount of tension for a little one - mommy goes away for a while - and then mommy comes back with food. We got this as a gift because we remembered it so fondly from when we read it to our son. It's a bit more "obscure" than "Goodnight Moon" so we figured no one else would think of it. Rating:  - Teach your child to read the wrong wayThe story is simple and the illustrations bland. While I won't fault the book for it's simplicity, its grammar is awful. Just about every apart of the book uses poor grammar. Incorrect contratctions, improper use of verbs and beginning sentences with "and" all contribute to the all too common sort of book that will have your child speaking at the lowest common denominator. I'm far from a grammar bigot, but I cannot recommend a book that corrupts the speaking skills of young children ... Read More Rating: - An enchanting taleOwl Babies is an enchanting book which my six year old Daughter first discovered when we borrowed it from our local library. It conveys perfectly, the fact that it is normal to worry about things, but that everything usually works out in the end - if you just have hope! I was unable to obtain this book in the UK as it is now out of publication, however I was delighted when I discovered that it could be bought from the US. The only difference in the UK & US version is the use of 'Mummy' ... Read More 
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