Night Owl: A Picture Book

by Toni Yuly, Toni Yuly (Illustrator)

Overview

Night Owl loves the nighttime! He can see everything, but when he doesn't see Mommy Owl, he starts to listen . . . .
With language that emphasizes sound words and listening skills, this is a reassuring bedtime story for little night owls everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466891296
Publisher:	Feiwel & Friends
Publication date:	01/27/2015
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	15 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Toni Yuly has been an early bird all her life, and loves to start the day in the studio listening to other early birds sing outside her window. She was born in Seattle and now lives in Bremerton, Washington, in a small house by the water. She studied painting at the University of Washington, where she worked with the great American painter Jacob Lawrence. In addition to making art, Toni works in the King County library system. She is also the author and illustrator of Early Bird.
Toni Yuly has been an early bird all her life, and loves to start the day in the studio listening to other early birds sing outside her window. She was born in Seattle and now lives in Bremerton, Washington, in a small house by the water. She studied painting at the University of Washington, where she worked with the great American painter Jacob Lawrence. In addition to making art, Toni works in the King County library system. She is the author and illustrator of Early Bird and Night Owl.

Editorial Reviews

“With its question-and-response text, this is a satisfying choice for reading aloud.” —Booklist

“Yuly imbues her owl baby with great character . . . The little creature portrayed in bold pen and ink and digital pictures will capture readers with his resiliency and calm.” —School Library Journal

From the Publisher

Little Night Owl likes to stay up late but he is alone when the sun goes down and cannot find his mother. As the sky grows darker Night Owl hears many different sounds that make him question if they belong to mommy owl. First, Night Owl hears a woodpecker tapping but determines that the sound is too short to be mommy owl. Then he hears the long toot sound of a train whistle, which is too long to be mommy owl. Then he hears the chirp sound of a cricket, which is too high to be his mommy. The sounds continue and then a storm comes. Night Owl has to be brave and wait for mommy owl. Finally he hears a hoot sound and mommy owl is back! Onomatopoeia was used for each of the sounds that the Night Owl heard. This rhetorical feature will draw readers in and entice them to repeat the sounds. Children will enjoy guessing which animal matches with the sound the Night Owl hears. The illustrations are simple and captivating. Young children will be able to relate to the Night Owl in his quest for his mommy! Reviewer: Kristen Klotz; Ages 1 to 3.

Children's Literature - Kristen Klotz

11/01/2014
PreS-K—In a gentle tale suffused in purple and black tones, little Night Owl happily greets the night. But where is his mother? In a series of onomatopoeic moments, the owlet hears different sounds and wonders if it's his mother's. Alas, each one reveals a cricket, a train, a toad or other source of the sound—but no mother. When a storm crashes in, the owlet wings bravely home to his tree where his mother soon joins him. With the simplest of lines, Yuly imbues her owl baby with great character. Reminiscent of Martin Waddell's Owl Babies (Candlewick 1992), the simple text is suited for group sharing or one-on-one with toddlers, who will happily join in with making the sounds. The little creature portrayed in bold pen and ink and digital pictures will capture readers with his resiliency and calm.—Marge Loch-Wouters, La Crosse Public Library, WI

School Library Journal

2014-10-22
Yuly's latest, a companion to her debut, Early Bird (2014), introduces a young owl who's listening for his mommy's return.There's bravado in Night Owl's demeanor: He "likes to stay up late." He "waves good-bye to the sun" and "hoots hello to the moon." But when Night Owl notices Mommy Owl's absence, uncertainty creeps in. He encounters many sounds as he flies, searching. Yuly's simple text introduces onomatopoeic words like "tap," "toot," "chirp" and "croak" and the refrain, "Is that Mommy Owl?" Night Owl learns that these sounds are variously too short, long, high or low to belong to Mommy Owl. He discovers their sources along with the child listener: woodpecker, train, cricket and toad. Night Owl flies home in a gathering storm that makes its own unnerving sounds. Tucked in his nest, his eyes widen as thunder booms; a little tuft of feathers near his forehead sticks straight up. Yet the safety of home enables him to wait bravely until Mommy Owl's reassuring return. Yuly's stylized pen, ink and digital compositions employ lavender and blue-violet to convey the inky dark. Clouds scud across the full moon before the storm; twinkling stars wreath it afterward. Design elements include crisp white text type; sunset-gold and blue-black endpapers, front and back respectively, complete the package. This charming exploration of sound words will stand up to repeat bedtime reads for young preschoolers. (Picture book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews