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Little Owl's Night Hardcover – Illustrated, August 29, 2013
Divya Srinivasan (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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Putting a twist on the bedtime book, Little Owl's Night is sure to comfort any child with a curiosity about the night.
- Print length34 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelPreschool and up
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
- PublisherViking Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateAugust 29, 2013
- ISBN-100670015792
- ISBN-13978-0670015795
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Little Owl's Snow | Little Owl's Day | Little Owl's Night | |
Collect all of Little Owl’s books! | Little Owl experiences his first snow and first winter. | Just right for young children and the perfect introduction to the joy and wonder of the natural world. | Putting a twist on the bedtime book, this is sure to comfort any child with a curiosity about the night. |
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"This debut picture book gets it all just right. The story, while familiar, is executed deftly and with heart, and the crisp graphic elements of the artwork juxtapose well against the pretty prose." --Booklist, starred review
"The story's chief virtue is its graceful, balletic prose... It's a provocative inversion of the classic bedtime story, and a solid first outing. Srinivasan's message is that night is a delightful place, and that's useful knowledge for small children." -- Publisher's Weekly
"A graceful bedtime story celebrates the beauty found in night... Hold on to Little Owl's tail feathers and soar." -- Kirkus Reviews
"This exceptional first book by Srinivasan, a talented illustrator... follows Little Owl during his nighttime explorations... this bedtime tale may even convert children who are afraid of the dark into adventuresome night owls" --New York Times Book Review
"This is the most visually and verbally gorgeous picture book of the year... Simple, dazzling - and simply dazzling." --The Boston Globe
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- Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (August 29, 2013)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 34 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0670015792
- ISBN-13 : 978-0670015795
- Reading age : 1 - 3 years, from customers
- Grade level : Preschool and up
- Item Weight : 10.9 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.8 x 6.9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #21,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #90 in Children's Halloween Books (Books)
- #92 in Children's Bird Books (Books)
- #167 in Children's Sleep Issues
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About the author

Divya Srinivasan is the author and illustrator of the picture books Little Owl's Night, Little Owl's Day, Little Owl's Snow, and Octopus Alone, and she illustrated the picture book Cinnamon, written by Neil Gaiman. Her illustrations have appeared in New Yorker magazine, and she has done work for This American Life, They Might Be Giants, Sundance Channel, Sufjan Stevens, and Weird Al Yankovic, among others. Divya was also an animator on the film Waking Life. More of Divya's work can be seen at www.pupae.com. She lives in Austin, Texas.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020
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One person claims that there are errant quotation marks, but in fact there are not. The sentence I'm assuming is the one in question is simple split up on the page so as not to interrupt the picture.
Another states that Little Owl SCREAMS mommy and this has caused her child to do the same. Um. Okay. Little Owl never screams anything. There is no screaming in this book. It is a peaceful and calm little story. The only thing I can find is: "Mama," Little Owl whispered, "tell me again how the night ends." I'm glad folks are reading to their children, as this gives all an opportunity to work on reading comprehension.
Someone else states that there is no flow and there is no point to the story. What a shame you missed it. I guess books that don't rhyme don't work for you? Not sure what the problem is.
Sorry. I'm done being terse. This book is sweet. My son and I enjoyed having a little book that mentions animals and their activities that are slightly out of the ordinary for standard kids books. Sure my kid loves kitties and puppies and lions and tigers, but this book mentions bats and opossums, hedgehogs and skunks. There is a neat little snail and pretty moths. It's about nighttime creature activities that little kids don't see. It's cute and the pictures are clear and bold. I've probably bought this book five times at this point.
I’ve created my 3 and 2 year old daughters a classroom at our house. We’re currently doing a Blossom&Root Early Learning Vol.1. Each week, we have a book set out on top of our Montessori shelves. For this week, this book is the book of the week. I have dressed up both my daughter in an explorer outfit with accessories for an animal hunt; binocular, compass, etc as seen on the top portion of the shelves. Within the book, it mentions possums, hedgehogs, ants, raccoons, beavers, moths, bear, fox, frog, bats, and a few more. It also mentions different sounds. This is cool because the kids’ imagination to do a role play in relation to this book has no limit as the content is very much open ended for little thinkers. My daughters enjoyed this book very very much. Certainly a must buy!

By I Tried It & Reviewed It on August 25, 2020
I’ve created my 3 and 2 year old daughters a classroom at our house. We’re currently doing a Blossom&Root Early Learning Vol.1. Each week, we have a book set out on top of our Montessori shelves. For this week, this book is the book of the week. I have dressed up both my daughter in an explorer outfit with accessories for an animal hunt; binocular, compass, etc as seen on the top portion of the shelves. Within the book, it mentions possums, hedgehogs, ants, raccoons, beavers, moths, bear, fox, frog, bats, and a few more. It also mentions different sounds. This is cool because the kids’ imagination to do a role play in relation to this book has no limit as the content is very much open ended for little thinkers. My daughters enjoyed this book very very much. Certainly a must buy!

Best part is mom and dad both really love it as opposed to getting sick of it. It’s a rather dark book as it all takes place at night.
There are lots of adorable woodland creatures the owl meets at night.
The wording is very poetic, particularly at the end when his mama tells him how the night ends.
We love it so much I just started to buy more of the little owl books too. Excited to buy more from this author.
Also just bought for two different moms having babies. A great small gift for a coworker or great add on for a basket of baby items for a baby shower. Would make a great registry add on.
Overall I’d highly recommend it.
I find it perfect as a bedtime story as it's very soothing. I started reading it to my daughter at two months, she probably doesn't understand but likes looking at the illustrations,and the story is relaxing rather than stimulating compared to other happy fun kids books which seem more suited to the day! Highly recommended!
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As an added benefit, he now points to every Tripadvisor symbol posted at restaurants or other places and emphatically says 'Owl, Owl!' ;)


