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maireador20's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
snazel's review against another edition
Sometimes your mums won't let you be friends, but thankfully the wind will still BLOW you together. Hopefully.
Wordless picture book. Not a real lot of plot, really. No number rating cause I know I wanted that but also it isn't really fair to ask for?
Wordless picture book. Not a real lot of plot, really. No number rating cause I know I wanted that but also it isn't really fair to ask for?
katymul's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
This picturebook does two of my favorite things that only picturebooks can do.
It is wordless, with the story told entirely from the images of an owl family and a bat family trying to negotiate how to share the same tree branch. The images are sweet and just detailed enough to show the mothers' going into panic mode when one of their children takes an interest in the "other" family using the branch so differently than them.
And the book encourages readers to flip it repeatedly -- to look from both the "right side up" owl perspective and the "upside down" bat perspective. It's fun and important lesson mixed together.
It is wordless, with the story told entirely from the images of an owl family and a bat family trying to negotiate how to share the same tree branch. The images are sweet and just detailed enough to show the mothers' going into panic mode when one of their children takes an interest in the "other" family using the branch so differently than them.
And the book encourages readers to flip it repeatedly -- to look from both the "right side up" owl perspective and the "upside down" bat perspective. It's fun and important lesson mixed together.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
Love this book to read at the start of the school year!
heisereads's review against another edition
4.0
This is a super cute wordless book! I kept flipping back and forth to look at the details that tell the story, and went back at the end for a reread to see what I'd missed in the spider storyline!
shoelessgirl's review against another edition
5.0
We love this book - as there are no words you can tell the story how you like, and the small human has just started telling the story herself, which is super cool. Lovely illustrations and story.
crystalm17's review against another edition
2.0
I did not realize this was a wordless picture book. It's really cute and fun and I know some storytime leaders have found ways to make a wordless picture book work but I don't trust that I could. Too bad.
backonthealex's review against another edition
4.0
This wordless book is such a charming story about difference and acceptance. An owl family, a mom and three kids, are perched on a tree limb sleeping when along comes a bat family, also a mom and three kids, who decide to hang from the same tree limb. Owl mom moves her kids away from the new neighbors, but soon one of the kids gets curious, and decides to check out the bats, but is soon pulled away. Along comes a gust of wind that knocks everyone off the tree limb and there is a mad scramble to save bat and owl kids. And yes, soon owl is saving bat and bat is saving owl, and in the end, there is harmony and friendship. Kids exploring the pictures closely will notice what each of these nocturnal creatures are thinking through body language and facial expressions. The digitally created illustrations, done is shades of blue and green, with yellow owls and black bats, are cleverly done so the book can be read right side up or up side down, so young readers can see things from both perspectives. I gave this book to my kids so they could go through it without any input from me, and it was interesting how easily they picked up the idea of friendship and acceptance.