![]() 3: Flying Lessons – Owly befriends and learns about flying from a flying squirrel. Eventually they realize that he is kind and does not want to hurt them. 2: Just a Little Blue – This is my daughter’s favorite, Owly builds a home for some birds that at first don’t think he means them well. The latter story features Owly and some adorable hummingbirds who must go south for the winter. 1: The Way Home & Bittersweet Summer – In the first part of the book Owly helps Wormy find his way back to his family, only for Wormy to realize that his home is now with his good friend Owly. With that in mind, here’s a sneak peek of what to expect from each volume: Totally something that should be on the bookshelves of veg parents. For that reason, I only use synthetic brushes.” Owly is a vegetarian owl with a sweet nature and a desire to be good and kind.Īn awesome fact from the FAQ page on Andy Runton’s site is that the brushes used to create Owly and his friends are animal-friendly: “I don’t want to use any animal-based products in my life or in my work. They are largely wordless stories, the talk bubbles are filled with pictures and symbols like arrows, for example – this makes them awesome for beginning readers – and the messages were positive ones. I had never heard of his books but they had an adorable owl on the cover so I couldn’t resist. It also helps a child pay attention to the details that make up the story.Īre you a teacher? Check out this lesson plan packet provided by Andy Runton on his website Owly Lesson Plansĭo you want to learn more about Andy Runton and his other books? Check out his website here.I met Andy Runton, the author of the Owly books, at the San Diego Comic Convention in 2005. ![]() Having a wordless book, provides the reader with the opportunity to create their own words and thoughts about each picture which can help aid imagination and free thinking. For example, in the first story about when Owl met Worm, you can ask your child, “How will Owl bring Worm back home to his parents?” or “Why didn’t Worm stay with his parents after he found them?” I believe that learning experiences can occur with any book regardless of whether there are words are not. I have read several books with my daughter in the Owly series and have found the stories to be excellent for retelling stories, creating narratives, helping a reader understand the emotions of a character and the interaction between characters. Within each picture, there is detail and context that gives the reader clues to how the story is going to proceed, which helps improve a child’s ability to pick up on certain specifics of the illustrations and the sequencing of the story. For example, in the second story in this book, The Bittersweet Summer, the Owl and Worm miss their hummingbirds, Angel and Tiny because they have to go south for the winter. Throughout both stories, the reader can understand the emotions of each character and succession of events that lead to specific parts of the story from the finite details of the story. The book takes the reader on an adventure about love, friendship and commitment between friends. Owly, The Way Home and The Bittersweet Summertells the story of how Owly met his best friend, Wormy. This is also a series that be enjoyed together with a parent. This series is ideal for any age but I think most appropriate for young school age children ages 5 and up. Owly, by Andy Runton is a wonderful wordless graphic novel series about an Owl named Owly and his best friend, Wormy.
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