Owl at home arnold lobel

Me and Ollie happened upon this book, Owl at home, by Arnold Lobel, at a charity book sale while doing our weekly shop. It is genius! The stories are so simple wise and funny. In this story owl thinks of many sad things. Like pencils that are too short to use, mornings nobody saw cause everyone was sleeping etc. He makes himself cry so he can fill the kettle and make tear water tea, which is a bit salty, but always very good. It always has Ollie in stitches. Much respect to the writer, it's…

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Illustration by Arnold Lobel.

Owl at Home Arnold Lobel

We've found a new book, new because it was just published in 2011. It's Snowing by Gail Gibbons presents the science behind snowfall, drawing children in with her bright illustrations and maps. What I especially like about Gail Gibbons easy to understand account is that she credits the National Weather Service and their meteorologists for her spot-on information. Yep, around here, we think VERY highly of the National Weather Service. We only get our weather information from…

TEAR WATER TEA: OWL AT HOME Children’s author Arnold Lobel has written a heart warming story about tear collection called Tear Water Tea in his book Owl At Home. When owl remembers the sad things in life he cries and he collects the tears he cries in a kettle. He heats his tear water on the stove, makes tea with it, drinks the tea and is comforted.

Owl at Home Arnold Lobel