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Owls in the Family (1961)

by Farley Mowat

Other authors: Robert Frankenberg (Illustrator)

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Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that.   But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood?   In Farley Mowat's exciting children's story, a young boy's pet menagerie--which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog--grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense.… (more)
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It's an okay book. I read it with my son during our homeschool reading lessons. We've been reading a lot of autobiographical fiction lately and this fits right into that category.

It's meant for early readers. So, there's nothing complex here. As such, it's not fleshed out much. ( )
  aliciabutler04 | Mar 28, 2023 |
The first thing that comes to mind when describing this children's book is "old fashioned" - not necessarily in a bad way. The main character's childhood roamings through the prairie of Saskatoon chasing birds, catching gophers, and stealing eggs from nests seems so implausible and environmentally unsound now. Having said that, the story is sweet and funny and engaging. I'll be encouraging my third grader to read this one! ( )
  CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 |
My boys and I loved this book! ( )
  eringill | Dec 25, 2022 |
Read this several years ago, and I remember liking it. I read it with a group of kids when I was working as a paraeducator. ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
I first read this as a teen, it resonated with me as my friend Dennis and I had 'adopted' two owlets a few years previously. Like the two in the book wildly different personalities. No one gives a 12-year-old walking down the street with a Great Horned Owl on their shoulder a hard time! So much work to feed them, then teaching them to hunt before releasing them.
  RailMilFic | Dec 5, 2021 |
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For Sandy and David who had an owl in their family too
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One May morning my friend Bruce and I went for a hike on the prairie.
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Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that.   But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood?   In Farley Mowat's exciting children's story, a young boy's pet menagerie--which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog--grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense.

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