Little Owl's Orange Scarf

by Tatyana Feeney

Overview

   Little Owl loves many things, including his tree house in City Park, riding his scooter, and eating ice cream. But he does not love the new orange scarf his mommy makes him wear. It's too long. It's too itchy. It's too. . . orange!

  After several attempts to lose his orange scarf, Little Owl finally succeeds. But after a trip to the yarn store, Mommy has the perfect solution to keep Little Owl warm and happy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780449814130
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	06/11/2013
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Originally from North Carolina, Tatyana Feeney studied illustration at the North East Wales College of Art and Design and now lives in Ireland. She is the author of Small Bunny’s Blue Blanket, Little Frog’s Tadpole Trouble, and Small Elephant’s Bathtime.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-K—Little Owl has his likes (adding numbers, eating ice cream, riding his scooter) and a definite dislike: his new scarf. He tries his best to lose the "itchy," "too long," and "far too orange" present, but his mother always finds it. When he returns home from a school trip without the hated accessory, his mother tells him she'll knit another one, "and this time we will do it together!" Feeney's minimalist line drawings humorously and subtly convey Little Owl's emotions. The orange scarf trails across the pages, gets stuck inside a suitcase addressed to Peru, and finally ends up warming the neck of a giraffe at the zoo. The spare text sparkles with warmth and wit and the theme of being allowed to make choices will resonate with children.—Linda Ludke, London Public Library, Ontario, Canada

School Library Journal

A little owl struggles with accessory problems. Little Owl lives with his Mommy in a tree house on the edge of the city park. He loves all the things little owls usually love: doing arithmetic, eating ice cream and riding a scooter. There is one flaw in this idyllic scenario: He does not love his new scarf. It is too long, too orange and too itchy. His mother insists that he wear it. He does his best to surreptitiously "lose" the scarf, by using it as a ribbon for a present for Grandpa and by putting it in a suitcase bound for Peru, but Mommy always seems to find it. Until one day…Little Owl returns from a trip to the zoo, minus the hated scarf. This piece of bad luck turns out to be an opportunity for a bit of mother-child bonding. This time, Mommy lets her son choose the yarn for a new scarf, a tasteful blue, and Little Owl is much happier. The new scarf is soft, the right length and not orange. The mystery of where the orange scarf went is revealed in the last picture, sure to elicit chuckles. Feeney's naïve pencil-and-duotone illustrations, which use printmaking techniques to add interesting textures, complement the simple narrative and gentle message; both pacing and subtle adjustments to Little Owl's expression add humor. A charming picture book for the very young, whether or not they are fussy about clothes. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Reviews