Night Owl

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

Review Date: May 18, 2016

Review

Young Night Owl stays up late, watches the sunset and the moon rise. Then she starts wondering where Mommy Owl is. She hears lots of different sounds, none of which sound like Mommy. There's tooting and chirping,croaking and tapping. Then a thunder storm rolls in and that is really noisy. Will Night Owl find her way home to Mommy? The illustrations are quite nice, with the dark night depicted in a deep purple. Little ones will have fun finding the somewhat hidden creatures and machines that make the different sounds. The pictures are spot on and complement the text very well. The book is built very sturdily to withstand little hands (and mouths?) and the font of the text is just the right size. This will be a good addition to boardbook collections everywhere, public and private.

Overall Book Score: very good