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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. Review: Nice size - Bought the paperback. Nice size and quality. Pretty artwork. Print is clear. Sweet story. Got this for my 2 year old for us to read together. Definitely not a book I would let her run around with because it would be destroyed in two seconds. Review: A favorite - This has been a favorite of ours from our oldest to the youngest. I love the story, and when there were 3 littles, I'd change the names in the books to their names and use their "voices" for each owl. I now have a little granddaughter and this was the first book I bought her
| Best Sellers Rank | #28,837 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #18 in Children's Bird Books (Books) #33 in Children's Parents Books #46 in Children’s Books on Sleep |
| Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 5,358 Reviews |
C**R
Nice size
Bought the paperback. Nice size and quality. Pretty artwork. Print is clear. Sweet story. Got this for my 2 year old for us to read together. Definitely not a book I would let her run around with because it would be destroyed in two seconds.
P**.
A favorite
This has been a favorite of ours from our oldest to the youngest. I love the story, and when there were 3 littles, I'd change the names in the books to their names and use their "voices" for each owl. I now have a little granddaughter and this was the first book I bought her
H**Y
Paperback has illustrated pages not in the boardbook version
I encountered the paperback version in my local bookstore during my lunch hour. My son was not even 1 years old yet, but he cried terribly every morning when I left for work and waited desperately for me when the sun sets and I'm not home yet. It was a time when I was working until 10p.m. to get a project done by a specific due date and he'd refuse to go to bed until Mommy got home. When I read the book, it appealed so much considering what was going on at the time, that even though I thought my baby was a little too young, I bought it anyway. The paperback is beautiful and large, each individual page truly like artwork that you could frame on the wall! It was a hit with my son from the first day. However, my husband only read it to him when Mommy is not around once. He started crying at "And she came!" because HIS Mommy hadn't come. Before this happened, we weren't sure whether he understood the story! My son loved the book so much, he often took it and insisted on turning the pages himself. By the time my baby boy turned one, the paperback was looking quite worn. He'd torn the pages a bit, here and there, and we were sad to see the beautiful artwork marred by tape, but that's what books are for, right? To be loved and used. When he finally pulled the cover off the book, we decided it was time to buy a new copy. When I saw that amazon.com had a boardbook version, I immediately ordered that one, as that would last longer than the paperback with my physically over-affectionate 1.5 year old. The boardbook serves its purpose for my toddler to flip through, but I think I will be buying another paperback version when he gets a little older, because the boardbook is short by 10 pages, dropping many pieces of beautiful illustrations, although the words and the story is fully intact. It is also smaller in size, so some of the detail is lost to the eye. Now that my son is 2 years old, he has taken to flapping his arms and bouncing up and down with the baby owls when Owl Mother has arrived. I have no doubts that this book will engage my baby boy for a few years more.
M**A
The best!
Oh my goodness….its our favorite board book! Owned ours for 12 years now but have given others as gifts over the years. My kids still love this little story. It’s a must have in your kid’s library!
C**I
Kids love this book!
My kids love this book. They will read it to each other. Really cute and content is great. Thank you!
L**N
Beautiful Illustrations
Adorable book. My Great Granddaughter loves it!
A**Z
Cute story
I wasn’t sure about this book when I first read it (it was very repetitive for me - but the book is not for me!) but my son loves it!! He asks for ‘baby owl book’ almost every night!
P**Z
Children’s book
Product came right on time and it’s one of my favorite children’s books
D**I
💕
Art is soooo good 💖
T**S
Beautiful book
Beautiful book. Great to read before Mum goes back to work. A sweet reminder Mum always comes back. My daughter loves it.
L**L
Erstes englisch Buch meiner 3 jährigen
Total nett und lieb gemacht. Die Geschichte ist so, dass auch kleinste Kinder die Handlung verstehen... Die Geschichte ist alleine am Tonfall des Vorleser nachvollziehbar. Klare Empfehlung
A**R
It's a hit
Lovely little story. A hit with my 2 year old.
G**A
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