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Written by Kara Griffin<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Illustrated by K. Shawn Larson<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Acorn Press<\/span><\/div>\n
978-1-773661971<\/span><\/div>\n
32 pp.<\/span><\/div>\n
Ages 5-8<\/span><\/div>\n
November 2025 <\/span><\/div>\n
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When a grandfather tells his grandson about a beautiful barred owl who lives in the forest nearby, the child is determined to see the bird. The grandfather explains how she hunts for food and where she lives and the sounds she makes. The two even practise calling the barred owl. But no matter how often the child looks and listens for the bird, he is disappointed. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Learning that the owl is out at night when the boy is sleeping, he finally catches a glimpse of it but only a flash before it disappears. Surprisingly, the bird has seen the boy and even watched him as he sleeps. They are both intrigued with the other. <\/span><\/div>\n

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When the two finally meet, it is because the barred owl has come to the child’s window and the two connect in an unexpected and sweet way that the child will never forget.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Seeing any owl\u2013barred, barn, great horned, screech, snowy or another\u2013is always an amazing experience. There is a mystery to them, wrapped up in their magnificence of morphology and their behaviour. For this child, seeing a barred owl that had a connection to his grandfather would be especially prized. Kara Griffin<\/b>, an author from Prince Edward Island, reminds us of the importance of our connections to the natural world. Her earlier picture books, Flitt’s Call<\/i> (2023)\u2014also illustrated by K. Shawn Larson<\/b>\u2014about a bank swallow, and The Sea That Sings To Me<\/i> (2023), both emphasize that powerful connection. In Owl<\/i><\/b>, Kara Griffin<\/b> tells the story beyond a kid wanting to see a majestic bird. It’s a story that speaks to an interrelationship.<\/span><\/div>\n

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K. Shawn Larson<\/b>, also from P.E.I., uses watercolours with an earnestness that addresses the authenticity of this story. It seems very real. I know it’s astonishing to imagine an owl purposefully covering a child with a blanket but the way K. Shawn Larson<\/b> paints it, and Kara Griffin<\/b> tells is, it all seems very plausible. But K. Shawn Larson<\/b> doesn’t give up any of the whimsy of the story, including some unusual residents in her scenes along with a plethora of local flora and fauna. It’s a place you want to visit and to appreciate the beauty of its scenery and the diversity of its wildlife.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I know that there are numerous STEM lessons that could be derived from Owl<\/b><\/i>, but, if you have a little one who is enamoured with these impressive creatures, Owl <\/i><\/b>will teach as well as delight and is sure to have them looking for one in a forest or in their dreams soon enough.<\/span><\/div>\n

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