The stories are simple (even perhaps simplistic) and the characters are all dressed in heart-on-sleeve fashion. That there are nearly no words means that readers will spend all their time reading pictures instead of divvying time between text and illustration. One can breeze through the entire volume in under fifteen minutes. This also makes it easier for kids, librarians, teachers, and adults to read along with the stories.It’s difficult to know exactly what to say about Owly. Owly speaks in his own language, and the other animals can understand it and some can speak it, too! While still focusing on visual literacy, it also provides a wonderful lesson about not being afraid of other languages and realizing there are many ways to communicate. So, that’s how we treat it, as a language. The first thing you’ll notice is that the books are in color! But, the second thing you’ll notice is that many of the animals speak in words now.īut, it was very important to me that we preserve Owly’s special picture language.
Schu, you should have asked me how we’ve changed the books for these new editions! The updated versions are a little different than the originals. The librarians taught me the wonder and excitement that can be found in books. Growing up, the library was always my second home, and I always loved learning new things. She started calling me her little night owl, and so I started drawing a little owl on every note who eventually became Owly. I also hope it will remind everyone that the natural world is full of beauty and wonder and that it’s worth protecting.ĭid you know my first drawings of Owly were done for my mom? I would leave her little notes because I stayed up late in high school and, later, college. I hope the Owly graphic novel series will help kids become kind and caring toward each other and to help those who are already that way to know that they aren’t alone.
Their relationship is the best and just being around them makes me incredibly happy. Owly and Wormy are the best of friends, and I am so happy to be able to spend a lot of time with them.
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