Owl Boy

Reviewed by: Carla McAllister - New Gloucester Public Library, New Gloucester, Maine, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 5, 2016

Review

Al has just loved and adored owls since he was two and had a dream about them. His entire room is filled with owl posters, owl books, owl stuffies and everything owls. He doesn't care about anything but owls. He dodesn't care for sports (Owls are solitary birds), he doesn't like meat loaf (Owls eat mice) and he really hates school. When his Dad enrolls Al in summer camp, he is livid. He hates every minute of it, but one night he gets separated from his fellow hikers and decides to look for owls. When an owl befriends him, he feels like his dream has come true. He does everything that owls do, including eating mice?? Yuck! Will Al ever get back to camp? Will he still be enamored with all things owl? This selection is extremely amusing and makes for a wonderful read-aloud choice. The illustrations are great, complementing the text beautifully. I recommend it highly.

Overall Book Score: very good