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Owl Storytime
Thank you to Ruth Safranek for this one!
Books:
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Coleman, Michael.
Lazy Ozzie. Pictures by Gwyneth Williamson.
Wauwatosa, WI: Little Tiger Press, 1996.
Because he thinks that flying is too much work, a lazy little owl tricks the other barnyard animals into helping him get down to the ground, but his mother is not fooled.
Crebbin, June.
Fly by night. Illustrated by Stephen Lambert.
Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, 1993.
A young owl eagerly awaits the nighttime to make his first flight with his mother.
Ezra, Mark.
The frightened little owl. Pictures by Gavin Rowe.
New York: Crocodile Books, USA, 1997.
Although afraid to fly, Little Owl leaves the safety of her nest and goes to look for her missing mother, who has been watching over her all the time.
Hissey, Jane.
Hoot.
New York: Random House, 1997.
Little Bear hears a noise in the middle of the night, and when he and the other toys go to investigate, they make a new friend.
Hutchins, Pat.
Good-night, owl!
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1996.
Because all the other animals' noises keep him from sleeping, Owl watches for a chance to take his revenge.
Kraus, Robert
Owliver. Pictures by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey.
New York: Prentice-Hall Books for Young Readers, c1974.
Although each of Owliver's parents has ideas for what he should do when he grows up and they expose him to lessons and experiences of various kinds, Owliver makes his own decision about what he is going to be.
Lear, Edward, 1812-1888.
The owl and the pussycat. Illustrated by Jan Brett.
New York: Putnam, c1991.
After a courtship voyage of a year and a day, Owl and Pussy finally buy a ring from Piggy and are blissfully married.
McDonald, Megan.
Whoo-oo is it? Pictures by S.D. Schindler.
New York: Orchard Books, c1992.
Mother Owl hears a mysterious noise in the night and tries to identify it.
Moerbeek, Kees.
Owls fly! : a pop-up book.
New York: McClanahan Book Co., c1996.
Waddell, Martin.
Owl babies. Illustrated by Patrick Benson.
Cambridge, Mass.: Candlewick Press, c1992.
Three owl babies whose mother has gone out in the night try to stay calm while she is gone.
Poetry:
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THE OWL
To whit
to whoo
he stares
right through
whatever
he looks at
maybe
YOU
and so
whatever
else
you do
don't
ever
ever
be
a
mouse
or
if
you
are
STAY
IN
YOUR
HOUSE
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!-
Two Owls and a Hen
Four larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard."
~Edward Lear~
A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw the less he spoke;
The less he spoke the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?
~Unknown~
OWL
The diet of the owl is not
For delicate digestions.
He goes out on a limb to hoot
Unanswerable questions.
And just because he preens like men
Who utter grave advice,
We think him full of wisdom when
He's only full of mice.
~X. J. Kennedy~
WHOOO?
WHO…OOO?
said the owl
in the dark old tree.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!
said the wind
with a howl.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEE!
WHO…OOOOOO?
WHEEEE…EEEE!
WHO…OOOOOO?
WHEEEE…EEEE!
They didn't
scare
each other,
but they did
scare
WHOOO?
Me!
~Lilian Moore~
Flannelboard:
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Good-night Owl, based on Pat Hutchins' book. Make a bare branched
tree out of brown felt and a moon out of yellow felt. Copy or
trace the different birds and animals of this story onto ordinary paper
and color them however you wish. Fuse iron-on medium weight
interfacing to the back of the paper, then cut out. Be sure to
include a sleepy owl, as well as a wide-awake owl piece! For extra
durability, before cutting out pieces, cover the drawings with clear
self-stick laminate.
Puppet: Folkmanis Puppet
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Fingerplays:
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The Owl
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There's a wide eyed owl |
thumbs and forefingers around eyes |
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With a pointed nose, |
forefinger makes a v at end of nose |
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Two pointed ears, |
forefingers extended up from head |
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and claws for toes, |
fingers and arms bent in front of chest |
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When he sits up in the tree, |
point to tree |
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and he looks at you, |
point at a child in the group |
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he flaps his wings, |
fold arms into arm pits and flap |
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And he says 'Whoo Whoo.' |
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An Owl Sat Alone
Adapted traditional
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An owls sat alone |
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On the branch of a tree |
Hold up pointer finger |
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He was as quiet |
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As he could be. |
Put finger to lips |
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It was night, |
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And his eyes were round like this. |
Circle eyes with thumbs and fingers |
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And when he looked around, |
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Not a thing did he miss. |
Move head from side to side. |
Wise Old Owl
Jean Warren
Wise old owl
In the tree,
Whoo-oo are you winking at? Wink eye
Is it me?
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