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A tender tale to remind the youngest of children that Mommy always comes back. "I want my mommy!" Three baby owls awake one night to find their mother gone, and they can’t help but wonder where she is. What is she doing? When will she be back? What scary things move all around them? Stunning illustrations from striking perspectives capture the anxious little owls as they worry. Not surprisingly, joyous flapping and dancing and bouncing greet the mother’s return, lending a celebratory tone to the ending of this comforting tale. Never has the plight of young ones who miss their mother been so simply told or so beautifully rendered. Review: Kids love this book! - My kids love this book. They will read it to each other. Really cute and content is great. Thank you! Review: Fun bedtime read a loud! - Great story and a fun read a loud ! 3 little owls with 3 distinct personalities!

| Best Sellers Rank | #10,961 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #16 in Children's Bird Books (Books) #34 in Children’s Books on Sleep #265 in Children's Books on Emotions & Feelings (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 5,291 Reviews |
C**I
Kids love this book!
My kids love this book. They will read it to each other. Really cute and content is great. Thank you!
B**N
Fun bedtime read a loud!
Great story and a fun read a loud ! 3 little owls with 3 distinct personalities!
L**N
Beautiful Illustrations
Adorable book. My Great Granddaughter loves it!
N**4
Book
Great book. Favorite
H**Y
Paperback has illustrated pages not in the boardbook version
I encountered the paperback version in my local bookstore during my lunch hour. My son was not even 1 years old yet, but he cried terribly every morning when I left for work and waited desperately for me when the sun sets and I'm not home yet. It was a time when I was working until 10p.m. to get a project done by a specific due date and he'd refuse to go to bed until Mommy got home. When I read the book, it appealed so much considering what was going on at the time, that even though I thought my baby was a little too young, I bought it anyway. The paperback is beautiful and large, each individual page truly like artwork that you could frame on the wall! It was a hit with my son from the first day. However, my husband only read it to him when Mommy is not around once. He started crying at "And she came!" because HIS Mommy hadn't come. Before this happened, we weren't sure whether he understood the story! My son loved the book so much, he often took it and insisted on turning the pages himself. By the time my baby boy turned one, the paperback was looking quite worn. He'd torn the pages a bit, here and there, and we were sad to see the beautiful artwork marred by tape, but that's what books are for, right? To be loved and used. When he finally pulled the cover off the book, we decided it was time to buy a new copy. When I saw that amazon.com had a boardbook version, I immediately ordered that one, as that would last longer than the paperback with my physically over-affectionate 1.5 year old. The boardbook serves its purpose for my toddler to flip through, but I think I will be buying another paperback version when he gets a little older, because the boardbook is short by 10 pages, dropping many pieces of beautiful illustrations, although the words and the story is fully intact. It is also smaller in size, so some of the detail is lost to the eye. Now that my son is 2 years old, he has taken to flapping his arms and bouncing up and down with the baby owls when Owl Mother has arrived. I have no doubts that this book will engage my baby boy for a few years more.
R**L
Classic
Best story Get them in all the publishings!
J**R
Great book!
Good book with cute story and pictures. Granddaughter loves it.
A**M
I have read this book at least 10 times today
I got this for my toddler when I started my new job a few months ago (in-office 5 days a week, plus lots of travel), along with a few other books about how mommy might be gone for a bit but she's always gonna come back. She has LOVED it. To pieces. Not quite literally yet, but we're getting there. Speaking of — oh my god, I love board books in general, and this one especially. It's super sturdy and has held up incredibly well to toddler abuse. I also love the feel of the padded soft cover — it's the perfect amount of squishy and soft. I know that's a weird thing to say about a book. Whatever. She keeps bringing this book to me to read, and each time I finish she signs "again?" and looks up at me with a big smile, so... I can't not. Seriously, I must have read this at least 10 times today. On the 8th time I suddenly thought "you know what? I should really go write an Amazon review for this thing." The story itself is so sweet, and I genuinely enjoy doing different voices for all three owls when I read it (which, again, is many times per day). The illustrations are absolutely precious — each one is so expressive and evokes real feeling. The baby owls' facial expressions in particular are just... perfectly done.
D**I
💕
Art is soooo good 💖
N**A
Storia bella, carta lacata, facile
I miei bambini la adorano! La storia molto dolce che prende bambini, con un insegnamento perfetto. Ci sono frasi ripetute che alla fine ripetono i bimbi. Il libro è morbido ma lavato perciò va benissimo. Piaciuto tantissimo. Consiglio
G**A
Bom livro
Gostei
H**E
My babies favorite
Story and illustraion is nice (5/5) For book and paper quality (4.5/5)
D**N
英語版購入~
日本語版がとてもよかったので原作も買ってみました。やはり名作は原作で読むべきですな。
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