Hey there Mr. Owl is a finalist for the Northeast Minnesota Book Awards sponsored by the University of Minnesota. For the second time I collaborated with Susan Larson Kidd (the author) and Sparky Stensaas (book designer). All the photographs in the book are mine.
In our children’s book, while your special child learns to read and is introduced to the five senses (touch, taste, feel, smell and hear), they will follow owls around the Northern Forest as each owl meets up with other forest birds and mammals (see end of blog post for a complete list).
Up until Awards Night on May 23rd, you may also download a free version of my upcoming NEW children’s book, Snowy’s Search for Color. The print version will be available by Christmas. Feedback in the comments concerning my new book is greatly appreciated. (PDF Format Reading Screenshot for my new book)
Here are some page previews of our book, Hey there Mr. Owl!, which is up for the NEMBA Award, along with a purchase link.
Purchase book … normal price is $12 per copy Book Preview: Front Cover
Book Preview: Page 2 and 3 (page 1 is a title page)
Book Preview: Page 4 and 5
Book Preview: Page 6 and 7
Book Preview: Page 32 and Back Cover
Owls found within the book
- Barred Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Great Horned Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Northern Saw-whet Owl
- Snowy Owl
Other birds found within the book
- American Goldfinch
- Red-Winged Blackbird
Mammals found within the book
- American Beaver
- American Mink
- Gray Fox
- Red Fox
- River Otter
- Skunk
- Snowshoe Hare
- White-Tailed Deer
Make certain you also visit my Birding with Children section of this web site. It has ideas and projects which will hep you introduce a child to the world of birds!
Thank you Rich, I am excited for our Mr. Owl award night! Please remember we have eight senses and teaching about those is one of the book’s purpose.
A child with autism recently commented to me about Mr. Owl saying “I love the pictures!”. So cool!