Product Description

This is the story of three baby owls who wake up one night in their hole in the tree to find that their mother has gone, so they sit on the branch and wait, wondering when she will return. At last she does, and they all bounce up and down with joy, welcoming her home.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5910 in Books
• Published on: 2002-06-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From Publishers Weekly
Three worried owlets wait for their mother to return from her night flight. PW said, Benson's disarming cross-hatched pictures of fluffy, wide-eyed owl babies, and the use of light-colored text against a black background, turn this sweet story into a hauntingly lovely book. Ages 3-7.
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From School Library Journal
PreSchool-- This simple story pales in comparison to the exceptionally well-crafted illustrations. Rendered in black ink and watercolor with an abundance of crosshatching used to show background, shadow, texture, and depth, each stunning woodcutlike panorama fills a double-page spread. Benson has chosen shades of turquoise, pale yellow, and light green for the large-type text in order to avoid detracting from the blue-and-green dominated paintings. Realistic as they appear, the three, fluffy, white baby owls and their mother are infused with distinct personalities. The owlets awaken one night to find their mother gone. Sarah, the largest, reasons that she is out hunting for food. Mid-sized Percy tends to agree, while tiny Bill will only repeat, ``I want my mommy!'' Mom, just out for a night flight, does return, of course, and her fledglings are delighted to see her. The repetition just doesn't work. The plot is too meager, the text too unexciting. Hutchins's Good Night Owl (Macmillan, 1991), Thaler's Owly (HarperCollins, 1982), and Yolen's Owl Moon (Philomel, 1987) are all better stories for preschoolers. Simple, well-written books about mother love and reassurance for this age group are abundant. --Susan Scheps, Shaker Heights Public Library, OH
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Ingram
Presents a touching tale of a family of owl babies who wake up to find their mother gone and sit in distress, not knowing where she is, until their mother returns, reassuring her family that she will always return to them no matter where she roams.

Customer Reviews

Beautifully written and beatifully illustrated
This book is a one of the most beautiful childrens books I've ever come across. It is a must for any working mom who has to leave her little owlets alnoe every once in a while, and wants them to know, that just like the owl mother in the story, she will always come back. This touching story comes alive with simple rhymes and amazing illlustrations. My one year old singles this book out every time she crawls over to her library to pull out a book. This treasure is sure to become a classic

Captivating Story for Kids Big and Small
I thought my 3 year old loved this book, until recently my 13 month old disappears from anywhere in the house and is almost alway found in his brother's room, paging through our now beat up copy of Owl Babies. (Amazon...get the board book please!!) He LOVES this book! It's always the first and pretty much the only one he wants you to read to him and he always protests loudly when it's put away. (Never mind that you just read it 3 times in a row!) He loves the pictures and flaps his arms, bounces in my lap, and points at cute owl faces as we flip the pages. Many precious memories with this one. Thanks Mr. Waddell and Mr. Benson!!! :) ENJOY!

This book is wonderful, the illustrations are exceptional!
My students and I both love this book. The illustrations are wonderful. This is a must have for all children's literature collections.