![]() Children will fall in love with Runton's adorable characters. This is a stunning book from start to finish. Will he be able to recover it in time to show Wormy the stars? Have Owly and Wormy truly escaped the cave monster? Racing from the cave, Owly accidentally drops his telescope in the forest. Strange noises are coming from the back of the cave and Wormy does not want to stick around to see who or what it could be. ![]() The pair soon get stuck in a rain storm and must take cover in a spooky, dark cave. Owly decides that in order to see stars, they should go camping. No matter how hard they try, they cannot seem to find anything in the night sky. Owly and his friend Wormy cannot wait to use their telescope to see the stars. Owly and Wormy Bright Lights and Starry Nights! is a stunning wordless picture book by author/illustrator Andy Runton. It has me thinking more often of constructive ways I can encourage and help empower those I care for, and things I can do to adapt to new changes and make our lives easier. Wormy quickly becomes confident from this concept. ![]() At one point, Wormy is to guard the camp while Owly sets off to find something they dropped, and Owly references Wormy's knightliness from a previous story involving his exposure to a story of fantasy knights and dragons. Luckily, Owly brought raingear! Something I should do more often, living in a rain-heavy region.Īnother factor that I enjoyed with this particular Owly book was how consistently cheerful and encouraging Owly was to his understandably-nervous friend Wormy. For example, Owly and Wormy adventure out for a day's hike, and it begins raining. This one also focuses on adaptation to variables during adventuring. The story as well is just as happy, enjoyable, and emotional as past stories, with the common and highly-welcome theme of making new friends. With the new format, there are larger pictures and multiple new colours. It's a larger book in the format of a children's book, and a single story, whereas previous books in the series have been a condensed collection of stories. The different format from previous Owly books is very cute and welcome. Runton takes fear of the dark and the unknown and turns it into a chance to make new friends and see new things in this strong addition to a great series. All of the content is ideal for the youngest independent pre-readers who will enjoy having a graphic novel of their very own. Add the dash of darkness, the storm and a really dark cave and you have a real adventure. Happily, Owly and Wormy have a warm friendship that is evident from the very first page. ![]() This wordless picture book relies on its illustrations to succeed. There are strange and frightening noises and their telescope has disappeared! It will take real bravery and no fear of the dark to figure out what happened. Along the way, they get caught in a rainstorm and take refuge in a cave. In this book, Owly and Wormy go on a trek out of the woods and up to a hill where they will be able to view the stars better. Runton has started to do more picture book versions as well and this is one of those. I’m happy to say that the series has continued to be just as good as that first book. Unburdened by the need to read words, he immediately took to both Owly and Wormy. Theme Naming: All of the main characters have names ending with "-y" (Owly, Wormy, and Scampy).When the first Owly book came out years ago, I made sure to get it into the hands of my own reluctant reader.One-Word Title: Owly is an Only One Name-type Protagonist Title.The series generally has minimal amounts of dialogue, if any. Mime and Music-Only Cartoon: Basically the comic book version of this trope.Hot Drink Cure: After rescuing Wormy from drowning, Owly gives him a hot drink.Just a Little Blue, in particular, entirely revolves around the interactions between Owly and a bluejay that initially assumes that every action Owly takes, no matter how benevolent or selfless, has a sinister ulterior motive. Fantastic Racism: Other creatures Owly meets generally assume the worst of him because he's an owl, and they usually eat smaller animals, rather than trying to befriend them.Protagonist Title: Owly is named after the Only One Name main character, Owly.Cute Owl: Hoo else but Owly? Just look at him!.Bindle Stick: Wormy carries one when he and Owly are looking for his (Wormy's) parents.A Dog Named "Dog": Gee, it's hard to tell what kind of animals Owly and Wormy are.A children's graphic novel series by Andy Runton, Owly revolves around the adventures of an owl named, well, Owly, whose goal in life is to make friends in the world with the help of his two companions, a clever worm named Wormy and a hungry chipmunk named Scampy.
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