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Owl Babies (Paperback)
by Martin Waddell (Author) , Patrick Benson (Illustrator)
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Picture books, Story, Mother love, Ages 0-3, Children's books |
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A touching and heart-warming story comes alive with simple rhymes and amazing illustrations, teaching a great concept: Mommy comes back. |
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Author: Martin Waddell (Author) , Patrick Benson (Illustrator)
Publisher: Candlewick
Pub. in: April, 2002
ISBN: 0763617105
Pages: 32
Measurements: 8.5 x 10.2 x 0.1 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00282
Other information: Reprint edition
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It is one of the best baby books ever. The story is very well presented and is not boring for parents to read out. The illustrations are very beautifully done. The expressions on the owl babies are very realistic through which one can feel the anxiety about their missing mother.
Like the owl mom, all parents have to leave their little ones sometimes. And like the owl babies, all kids are worried when mom or dad is gone. This book presents both realities in a format that the youngest toddlers can understand. This book is different because it presents the experience of separation the way it really happens - the owl babies start out brave and rational, but become more and more anxious the longer mom is gone. Just when things are at their scariest, mom returns. Reading this story gave parents the opportunity to talk to your little kids about separation and to remind them of the most important thing about all moms - they always come back.
Target readers:
Baby-Preschool
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Martin Waddell has twice won the Smarties Book Prize - for Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? and Farmer Duck (also Winner of the British Book Awards: Children's Illustrated Book of the Year) - as well as the Best Books for Babies Award for Rosie's Babies and the Kurt Maschler Award for The Park in the Dark. Other titles include Who Do You Love?; A Kitten Called Moonlight; Owl Babies; Night Night, Cuddly Bear; Tom Rabbit; The Pig in the Pond; Webster J. Duck; Snow Bears and many award-winning novels for older readers.
Martin Waddell is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary writers of books for young people. Twice winner of the Smarties Book Prize - for Farmer Duck and Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? - he also won the Kurt Maschler Award for The Park in the Dark and the Best Books for Babies Award for Rosie's Babies. Among his many other titles are the novels The Haunting of Ellen; Tango's Baby; The Life and Loves of Zoë T. Curley; The Kidnapping of Suzie Q; and his trilogy about the troubles in Northern Ireland: Starry Night (Winner of the Other Award, runner-up for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Young Observer Teenage Fiction Prize), Frankie's Story and The Beat of the Drum. He was the Irish nominee for the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back.
"I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother’s 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.
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L. Phillips (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
Received this book as a baby gift and loved reading it to my son. Now that he has started preschool we read it as a book about separation anxiety. I was a bit concerned that the owl's imagining something bad might have happened to their mom would scare my son. However, I think that many kids worry about just that and it is important to acknowledge this and also reassure them that Mama or Daddy will come back. Get the board book version for endurance as this book will be read over and over again. |
Kelly Mattei (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
My two-year-old daughter loves this book. Her preschool recommended it, and when I first saw it, I thought she might be frightened by it. Not the case. She loves reading it at night before bed, and she talks about it during the day. It teaches a great concept: Mommy comes back. It's and easy read with repetition (which kids love), and the illustrations are different than most children's books. She loves looking at the "owl babies" and especially loves the drawings of the Mother Owl. I highly recommend this book for your toddler and/or preschooler! |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
This book is a sweet board book all on its own. The illustrations are great and the pace and repetition makes it a good read for babies and toddlers. This book was nearly a daily ritual for my daughter from 9 to 18 months. It helped reassure her that I would always come back for her whenever I had to leave her with a sitter (and at the worst of the separation anxiety even with dad). When I was gone Daddy would remind her "Mamma always comes back" and when I'd return she and I would remind each other the same. I'm sure she'll never remember any of that as an "independent" teen or pre-teen but it's a great book to have during that tough stage. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
My best friend, a teacher, gave me this book as a shower gift and stated it was her children's favorite book. I started reading to my son at 3 months and found it hard to keep his attention (go figure) until I picked up this book. It has been his absolute favorite from the beginning. I never would have imagined a baby so young having preferences, but he absolutely did. He could be crying, I would pull out this book and start reading, and he would immediately calm down. If I switched to another book, the fussing would again begin. He is now 6 months old and I believe it was because of this book that he looks forward to story time every night. We are up to 5 board books a night, and always end with Owl Babies. The best part for me - it is beautifully drawn and is a sweet, well told story that does not make you feel like pulling your hair out because you have to read it again (and again, and again!) |
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