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A beautiful children's book with wonderful water color illustrations throughout. I loved the story and recommend this vintage book highly.
We loved this book! What a fun idea! To go on an owl walk! The illustrations were beautiful too! The kids loved it! Great read!
I have actually read this book when I was a child, but now I have finally got the chance to re-read this book again! “Owl Moon” is a Caldecott Medal award winning book by Jane Yolen along with illustrations by John Schoenherr and it is about how a young girl goes out with her father to see an owl and experiences the magic of looking at owls all in one night. “Owl Moon” will easily be treasured by many children for years to come!One late winter night, a girl and her father decided to go out to s
"Si quieres escuchar el ulilar de los buhos,tienes que guardar silencioy generar tu propio calor."The Caldecott Medal- 1987 (And well deserved)So I homeschool all three of my kids 12, 7, 5. As a language we read Serbian Cyrillic books and Spanish. This is one of the Spanish translation books I found at the library. The illustrations are a beauty and the poetic style of the writing is enchanting. My kids took turns reading a page (except the five-year-old) and we all agreed it was a good pick of
On reread (11/15/10) I’m tempted to change this from 4 to 3 stars, but I guess I’ll leave it.The watercolor paintings are lovely, just beautiful. However, the father’s facial expression was too fierce for my tastes. So was the owl’s but it seemed fitting for a magnificent wild bird. But, all the paintings highlight the dark, the cold, the quiet so perfectly.The story is very simple and sedate and I figure some children will like it and some will be bored, or scared. If the father’s expression an...
The story of Owl Moon takes place in the bitter cold of the late night hours yet it is a special heartwarming read. I enjoyed the story of the little girl and her father on their owling trip. I never heard of owling until I read this book. I feel I know all about the special outings now. The author gave such a great description. It was also interesting to read that both the author and illustrator had gone owling.Although this is a Caldecott Medal winner, I am not particularly fond of the illustr...
I honestly love this book. It's been one of my favorites for a long time. It was passed down from my oldest daughter to her sister; both read and reread it over and over. The story is lovely with a father and a son actually going out into the snow to try to spot an owl. I never did this as a kid but I think it's a wonderful idea. I honestly wish we lived near woods because I would do this as a family with my children. It makes me remember when I was young and we would do fun things that didn't i...
A very simple but very calming and soothing tale of a father who takes his smallest child into the woods, owling.The story is told from the girl's perspective and through her eyes we see and hear and smell the woods, feel how the trees make her feel, and learn what is most important when owling.Thanks to the illustrator, we get to almost feel the cold and hear the crisp white snow, we see the massive dark trees and since all illustrations are nicely detailed, there is always an animal to discove...
Honestly, at the start of the book I was fooled. As the characters spoke of owling, I assumed they were hunting the owl. I was preparing myself for either death or the kid saved the owls life. It goes to show I haven't heard of owling. Imagine my surprise and relief when I found out what owling really is. I was elated. Owling is wonderful and I would like to do that one snowy night someday.The art was lovely, simply magic. I love that quiet softness of snow. The kids had read this book before bu...
I really enjoyed this story of a child's first time searching for owls with Father. It brings a beautiful sense of nature and a cold winter night, made warm by the camaraderie of the pair and the child's excitement at finally being able to accompany father on this "grown-up" adventure. The writing style was my favorite part--I thought it was very lyrical and I really enjoyed some of the diction selections; it was unusual without being jarring and really helped convey the mood, IMO.I didn't like
This book was cute and covered a rare topic!
A father and daughter take a nighttime walk through the snowy woods in hopes of spotting an owl. Poetic and peaceful. ♥{Olathe Public Schools Core Literature List, Grade 2}
A sweet adventure when a father takes his daughter owling on a cold winter's night. The illustrations by John Schoenherr are wonderful watercolors.
Owl Moon by Jane YolenIt is a sweet and poetic story that tenderly describes the friendship between a father and his daughter. And as well as the close relationship between the human world and nature. It would be a great feeling to read this at bedtime. John Schoenherr's did an excellent job in watercolor illustration. His exquisite watercolors made the story more wonderful. When you go owling you don't need words or warm or anything but hope. Beautiful.
Read for my son tonight as a bedtime story. What a beautiful story! Father and daughter quality time. Hiking in the snow and into the woods looking for owls. Her Pa tells her to be silent when go owling. Her Pa makes the whooo-whoo-who sounds to call the owl out. I love the illustration! Snow covered landscape, winter wear on the girl and her dad, and the woods' shadows are gorgeous to look at. I highly recommend this book for father and daughter!
Lovely art and a poetic story about a young girl who goes owling with her father. very picturesque and even though I have never been owling, this makes it sound mysterious and fun. While some kids may find this boring, take your kids out into the woods or something one night to look for nocturnal animals. Then read this just to add and compare the experience. Lots of fun for the kids. Otherwise I advise, older, patient kids for reading this book.Again, lots of praise for the artwork. It was beau...
This is a very nice story about a Father and son who go out owling on a bright moonlit night. It is told from the boy's perspective, a good memory of a special time with his Dad. The illustrations are simple and muted, but do a great job of telling the story on their own. I thought this was a very interestng story, but our girls lost interest a few pages in. Oh well...This book was selected as one of the books for the July 2016- Quarterly Caldecott discussion at the Picture-Book Club in the Chil...
This book is a Shabby Sunday feature @ https://readrantrockandroll.com/2018/...Owl Moon is a striking story that takes you on a journey through the winter woods in search of owls. The little child has been waiting to go owling with Pa for a very long time. The story rather reads like poetry."Our feet crunched over the crisp snow and little gray footprints followed us. Pa made a long shadow, but mine was short and round. I had to run after him every now and then to keep up, and my short, round, s...
As a teenager (after we had moved to an acreage outside of Calgary, Alberta), I used to go out by myself on cold and clear winter nights with binoculars to observe the moon and stars and listen for coyotes. Reading this lovely little gem of a picture book (and looking at the snowy and peaceful illustrations) gives a similar sensation, cold, yet warm all the same, silent, mysterious, where every sound (and even the very silence) is music and the atmosphere pure delight. Both Jane Yolen's narrativ...
How did I leave this book off of my list? My grandson and I read this book at least 3 times a week for months and months. I absolutely love the language, the atmosphere, EVERYTHING about this book.