Synopsis Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1996-10-01 | | Illustrator: | Patrick Benson |
| Size | | Height: | 5.3 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Publisher's Note Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered as in this tale of three baby owls who awaken one night to find their mother gone. Where is she? When will she be back? What scary things move in the night around them? Stunning illustrations in full color.
Industry Reviews New to board book format is Martin Waddell's Owl Babies, in which three worried owlets wait for their mother to return from her night flight. Patrick 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 little book. (Candlewick, $6.99 22p ages 18 mos.-2 yrs. ISBN 1-56402-965-4, Oct.) Lopate
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