Little Owl's Night (alkuperäinen julkaisuvuosi 2011; vuoden 2013 painos)

Little Owl explores the beauty of the nighttime, encountering many other animals out and about (and some sleeping) in his travels. Eventually he heads home to his tree, where his mother describes the coming of the dawn. By the time she's done, Little Owl is fast asleep...

Having greatly enjoyed Divya Srinivasan's illustrations for Neil Gaiman's picture-book, Cinnamon, I've been meaning to track down her own stories about Little Owl for some time now. I'm so glad I finally got around to Little Owl's Night, as it is a lovely bedtime book, one pairing a simple text with magical artwork. In truth, it's the visuals that make this book, as the text is mostly unremarkable. The artwork, on the other hand, is gorgeous - deep, vivid colors pop off of the mostly black pages, and the stylized animal figures manage to be both cute and beautiful. I will definitely be tracking down the other titles about Little Owl, and recommend this one to picture-book readers looking for beautifully-illustrated bedtime books. ( )

Love the art here, but wasn't too impressed with the story. A decent exploration of the various animals of the night and their sounds and activities but I didn't feel there was anything new here. ( )

Little Owl is about an owl who wants to visit everyone during the night but most of them want to sleep. His friends that don’t sleep at night are brightly colored like the owl so it makes it easier to tell who wants to visit the owl as well. The author also used minimal colors to make it easier to understand the difference between day and night. Overall, this would be a good illustration book. ( )

Our daughter likes this one and it's one of my favorites to read her. The story is charming and the illustrations are beautiful. ( )

A beautifully illustrated picture book with themes of nature and nocturnal forest life. A short and charming read. ( )