Children's Books by Gareth Lucas

Gareth Lucas is a children's books illustrator. He has illustrated total of 10 Look and Find puzzle books for Usborne Books till now. These children's books feature quirky, colorful characters in Gareth's signature style. The book are designed to keep the kids engaged in activities where they have to match, count and spot "a leopard who’s lost her spots, look for an owl reading a bedtime story, spot a bat wearing socks and lots more." There are many delightful talk-about opportunities page after page.

The above shown images are from his latest illustrated book "Night time" and "Forest" beaming with woodland creatures. 

Children's Picture Book: Owl Love You Illustrated by Wednesday Kirwan

Owl Love You is a children's picture book written by Matthew Heroux and illustrated by Wednesday Kirwan an illustrator from CA. It's a sweet story of a baby owl who asks its mother questions as they go about exploring the forest after the Sun has gone down. Every page starts with a question such as "Hoo'll hang with me when my friends aren't around?" and replied sweetly with an answer like "Owl hang with you when things feel upside down." It's a perfect bedtime read for kids who will love the rhymes and the delightful illustrations in dark color palette. 

You can read reviews and purchase it for the little one in your life from here.

10 Owl Book Gift Ideas for Kids

Three Pennies, Melanie Crowder

Read Me: A Poem for Every Day of the Year, by Morgan

Penelope Gilbert and the Children of Azure, Emily A. Steward

A Girl Called Owl, Amy Wilson

Poppy by Avi

The Barn Owls, by Tony Johnston

Love Enough for Two, Jane Chapman

Owls are Good at Keeping Secrets, Sara O'Leary

Night Creepers, Linda Stanek

Counting Birds, Heidi E.Y. Stemple

Our second book gift guide is for children who love to read inspiring stories about nature and are curious learners. The compilation includes books for children of different age groups from preschoolers to young readers. If you are looking for that perfect gift for the little bookworm in your life then I am sure you'll find something from the list above. You can find the books along with their reviews on the link given under each image. 

Gift Guide: Books for adults

Books Gift Guide for Owl Lovers and Anyone Who Loves a Good Read

Bird Love by Leila Jeffreys 

The Owl Service, Alan Garner

Owl Sense by Miriam Darlington

The Enigma of the Owl, Mike Unwin

The Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration, Mindy Lighthipe

The Ghost, The Owl by Franco

Paper Cutting by Garden

The Secret Life of the Owl, John Lewis-Stempel

Owls by Mike Toms

Owls: Our Most Charming Bird, Matt Sewell

Good morning friends, I hope you had a restful weekend. Here're a post with a round-up of books that I am sure any owl lover would love to get their hands on! The list includes books on various subjects from graphic novel to techniques on creating your own paper cut artwork, from amazing illustrations to professional photographs of your beloved creature.

Whobert Whover, Owl Detective: Hilarious Picture Book

 

Whobert Whover, Owl Detective is a children's book by Jason Gallaher and illustrated by Jess Pauwels. Whobert is an owl detective who patrols the forest. One day he finds Perry the possum lying on the ground, no one knows what happened. Whobert takes it upon himself to find the culprit who did this to the possum. "Poor Perry!" Whobert said. "I will find out who, who done it."

It's a hilarious story that's full of repetitions and misunderstandings that work as a catalyst for giggles among the young audience. The illustrations are to match, the owl and the woodland characters are playful and have priceless expressions. It is a fun bedtime story that will send the kids to sleep laughing. You can find the book here.

The Surprise Party by Pat Hutchins

 

 

 

 

 

The Surprise Party is a children's picture book published in 1972 illustrated by Pat Hutchins. The book consists total of 32 pages, each page comes with chock full of beautiful illustrations. The super vibrant animal illustrations on light background are remininensce of patterns and drawings on enamelware in the 70s.

The story starts with a rabbit who is having a party and how it's misheard by rest of the animals until the very end when everything comes together.

"I'm having a party tomorrow," Rabbit whispers to Owl. "It's a surprise." But Owl tell the news to Squirrel, he says, "Rabbit is hoeing the parsley tomorrow. It's a surprise." By the time word has spread to all of Rabbit's friends, it's anyone's guess just what it is that Rabbit will be doing tomorrow!

While the colorful illustrations will keep the little ones engaged and the story will win giggles. It will make a great story that can be enacted for a game of telephone by more mature audience.