Owly [Hardcover]

Mike Thaler (Author), David Wiesner (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1998 | Age Level: 4 and up

When Owly asks his mother question after question about the world, she finds just the right ways to help him find the answers.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Walker Books for Young Readers (March 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802775454
• ISBN-13: 978-0802775450
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Known as America's Riddle King, Mike Thaler is the author of the popular Black Lagoon books and the Heaven and Mirth series. He lives in Portland, Oregon, and travels nationally, speaking in schools, libraries, and churches.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Owly is a perfect read aloud for children of all ages., October 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Owly (Hardcover)

As an elementary school librarian, I have read Owly so many times, I could recite it. Always, it holds the children as if they were experiencing Owly's adventures in answering his own questions and, ultimately, hearing from his mother how much she loves him. Every child should hear Owly read to him by someone who loves him without limit.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Easiet Way To Explain a Parent's Love, March 26, 1998

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This review is from: Owly (Hardcover)

When my son was a toddler reading him "Owly" was the best way for me to explain to him how very much he was loved.This simple story tells children, in measurements they understand, the boundless love of a parent. Seven years after first reading "Owly", whenever my son asks how much I love him, my immediate response is still "more than there are stars in the sky". Any child, regardless of age, should read this beautiful story.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Child's GoodNight Book, August 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Owly (Hardcover)

This book is the best good-night book I ever read to my daughter - She always went to sleep with the warmest feeling of love I could hope for. Owly asks questions like any two year old, and the last being "how much do you love me mommy" - mommy answers to the effect that her love is wider than the oceans, more than the number of stars in the sky, etc. Very simple, very warm, very loving bedtime story.