
Item Weight: 3. Author: Mike Thaler Features: Reprint Genre: Juvenile Fiction Topic: Family / Parents, General, Animals / Birds Item Width: 7in. My favorite part that is so relatable is at the end of the night, Little Owl heads home to his mama and says to her, “Tell me again how night ends.” And his mama describes how the moon and stars fade to ghosts, dewdrops sparkle on leaves, morning glories open, the sky brightens from black the blue, and the rooster crows, but Little Owl did not hear the end of his mama’s story, as he had already fallen fast asleep! Available as board book, paperback, or hardcover. Publisher: Walker & Company Publication Year: 1998 Format: Hardcover Language: English Item Height: 0.2in. Little Owl visits his friend the raccoon, then tries, unsuccessfully, to wake a sleeping bear to show him the moon and stars. In this story, Little Owl spends the night watching the possum family waddle, a hedgehog sniff, a skunk eat berries, and a turtle hide in her shell. Illustrator Comparison: David Shannon and David Wiesner.The usual bedtime story of saying goodnight to things can be a bit hum-drum, so this book is refreshing as it reverses day and night to accommodate the habits of a nocturnal owl. Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature (University of Toronto Press), 46(2), 66. David Wiesner: He’s still “the kid who can draw”. David Wiesner on Creativity: an interview with Tom Bodett. (2012) David Wiesner: The Master of Make-believe. (2004) Meet Authors & Illustrators: David Wiesner Retrieved from: ĮLITE COMPANY. New Review of Children's Literature & Librarianship, 17(2), 227-243. Crossing Visual Borders and Connecting Cultures: Children's Responses to the Photographic Theme in David Wiesner's Flotsam. Guide To Literary Masters & Their Works, 1.Īrizpe, E., & McAdam, J. “Wiesner's dialogue and illustrations are clever, whimsical and sophisticated.” - New York Times, Book ReviewĪrticles & Websites to find additional information on David WiesnerĪdams, M. evokes a feeling that the characters can navigate endless possibilities-and that the range of story itself is limitless.” - Publishers Weekly, starred review Wiesner's brilliant use of white space and perspective. “As readers have come to expect from the inventive works of Wiesner, nothing is ever quite as it seems in his picture books. His use of images and his immense artistic skill takes the reader on a journey into the book and appeals to the child in everyone. Wiesners's contribution to children's literature is his ability to make creative, extraordinary and elaborate picture books that appeal to children and inspire creativity with their enormous stories. Eckertġ985 E.T., the Storybook of the Green Planet by William Kotzwinkle based on the story by Steven Spielbergġ989 The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Marianna Mayerġ994 Night of the Gargoyles by Eve Bunting

Eckertġ985 Wand: the Return to Mesmeria by Allan W. Collinsġ981 Man from the Sky by Avi1981 Boy who Spoke Chimp by Jane Yolenġ982 Neptune Rising: Songs and Tales of the Undersea Folk by Jane Yolenġ983 Miranty and the Alchemist by Vera Chapmanġ984 Dark Green Tunnel by Allan W. 1987 Loathsome Dragon (co-authored with Kim Kahng)ġ981 One Bad Thing about Birthdays by David R.
