A beautifully written tale with warm illustrations, this is perfect for the kids who start school or have to stay away from mum for any reason. My little boy found this reassuring when he started Nursery. He was such a fidgety little one and could never stand a moment away from my sight (ah those days! sigh!). It was so hard to leave him wailing at the class entrance. Then I read this to him and surprisingly, he related to the owlets so well and it was like a reassurance that mum would always come back for him. Eventually he did start enjoying school, but three years on, we still read this book and worry, wish, flap and dance with the owl babies!!
This book was also one of the Story themed lessons for my elder son when he was in Year 1 and he enjoyed learning all about owls and their habitat and nocturnal ventures alongside this book.
Recently, I stumbled upon the book online and thought it was such a wonderful gesture by the Bookstart team. There are many other books on the online shelf as well that are worth checking out if you have a little one.
This story is also on YouTube.