Little Owl Lost

Little Owl is sleeping cozy next to mommy before falling out of the nest -- all the way to the forest floor! A helpful squirrel tries to assist in reconnecting the pair but keeps directing Little Owl to the incorrect animal. Will Little Owl ever find mommy again?

I absolutely love this book. It's funny without being over the top and even pretty young readers get the humor right away, delighting to see which wrong animal the squirrel will conjure up this time based on Little Owl's description. The lost owlet is eventually reunited with its mother, so all is well that ends well. The illustrations are so interesting, with a papercut stylization to them and a vibrant palette of colors not seen very often in children's literature (lots of show more magenta and teal). show less

I may have been more excited about this one if I hadn't read Julia Donaldson's Where's My Mom? which has the exact same plot device. The lost baby describes their mother feature by feature, and another helpful animal brings them to other animals that have that feature but are not the same species.

An adorable picture book about a baby owl who becomes separated from his mother while sleeping. The pencil and computer animated pictures provide a surprisingly emotive characters, especially the worried baby owl. There's some laughs and the chance to make sound effects. Perfect for a preschool-first grade read a loud.

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Poor Little Owl fell out of his nest while sleeping. A squirrel sees him bounce along the forest floor and stops to check on him. Little Owl says that he's lost and asks where his mommy is. Filled with the best intentions the squirrel confidently states that he can find Little Owl's mommy, he simply needs to know what she looks like.

The super adorable owl holds his wings as far apart as possible and declares his mother "VERY BIG. Like THIS!" Clever squirrel knows just who his mother is and takes him directly to… a giant blue bear.

Little Owl says that not his mommy, his mommy has pointy ears on top of her head. The squirrel quickly takes him to… a very surprised rabbit. Little Owl keeps adding more show more descriptions but the squirrel never manages to find the right animal.

Oh my gosh! This book is so stinkin' cute! Kids will enjoy Squirrel's attempts to find the right mommy and will appreciate Little Owl's fear and relief. I've read this to several classes but it wasn't until the upteenth reading that I noticed a silhouette of Mommy owl hidden in the backgrounds. Once squirrel starts running around looking for the right mommy, have the kids start looking for mommy.

Kids and parents will enjoy the lovable Little Owl and Squirrel, the unflattering descriptions of his mother, and the funny little ending. Little Owl Lost would also make a great gift for younger children or mothers-to-be.

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Little Owl is lost, but Squirrel is sure he knows where Little Owl's mother is. Comic miscommunication leads to several wrong mothers, but Little Owl and his mother are reunited at last. Kids will love Squirrel's blundering but enthusiastic attempts to help, and will rejoice in the cookie-laden ending.

Ever temporarily lost your parents as a child? Or vice versa? Then this might give you an unexpected emotional response. Fear and relief overcame me from a childhood memory upon seeing the reunited scene - a tearful, open-armed mother with her wide-eyed child running full-speed towards her shouting, "Yes! Yes! Here she is! Here's my mummy." Aww. I can feel the love.




And I can relate to falling out of bed; I did that regularly as a child as well, except I never woke up until morning, in bed and oblivious to my nightly tumbles, my parents having tucked me back in, in the night.

A gorgeous, intensely colourful and sweet picture book.

Little Owl falls out of the nest and his new friends squirrel (and eventually frog) help him find his Mama. The picture book is sweet and I loved the illustrations. They focus on only a few colors and they are just gorgeous.