Each story had very little to no words and focused on the images and movement of the panels to help tell the story. This Owly book was broken up into different stories. If you love sweet stories with characters that repeatedly overcome life’s many obstacles and happy endings, this series is a must read! As a teacher, this book is perfect for introducing young children to skills such as “reading the pictures” and for teaching older children skills like inferencing. This book is perfect for all age levels as even the youngest of readers can easily understand what is going on. His gentle character, love of friendship, and acts of kindness are sure to capture the hearts of readers young and old. He has a true gift for characterization!Īfter reading all five volumes in this graphic novel series, I can honestly say that I am still as completely in love with Owly as I was in the beginning, if not more. Through his framed images, a few sound words, and dialogue-like representations, the reader is instantly drawn in. The illustrations follow Runton’s whimsical, animated style that perfectly capture the characters’ emotions and bring the stories to life. While he rushes to the store to buy more, his friends work together to find all of the missing bolts and finish building the picnic table for Owly. As time is running out, Owly is rushing to get it down and accidently loses all of the bolts. In the last mini-story, In a Fix!, the forest is having a picnic and Owly really wants to build a picnic table, but all of his friends need his help and keep pulling him away from his project. In Hatchin’ Friends, Wormy comes across a nest of eggs and he hopes that they are dinosaur eggs. In the middle of the night, he really misses Owly and Racoon helps Wormy go back to sleep. In Missin’ You, Owly is going to a flying seminar and only birds are allowed so Wormy has to stay with Racoon. Who will help them get it back? In Helping Hands, Owly helps Rabbit come over her fear of getting her hands dirty as they work together to make a birthday present for her grandpa. In Let’s Go Fly a Kite, Owly and Wormy lose their kite when they help a turtle who is stuck on his back. In Gone Swimmin’, Owly and Wormy have some swimmin’ fun at the pond with a family of ducks. But Bee comes up with a plan to help him stop fighting. In Bee Nice, a humming bird doesn’t want to share Owly’s garden plants with the other humming birds and bugs. In Hangin’ Up to Dry, Owly discovers a nest of baby birds in one of his plants and has to find them a new home when he accidently waters them. In Breakin’ the Ice, Owly and Wormy offer corn to the new geese in the forest, but Chipmunk gets upset and when he tries to fix his mistake, he causes the ice to break and two forest animals end up cold and wet. In Aw Nuts!, Owly helps a chipmunk feel accepted when he prefers bird seeds over nuts. In Splashin’ Around, Owly and Wormy enter a contest to build the best bird bath to help the birds. In the back, Runton explains how Owly came about and even includes a section on how to draw your own Owly character. (Sept.In volume 5 of Andy Runton’s charming wordless graphic novel series, Owly, Vol 5: Tiny Tales, we continue to follow the adventures of Owly and his best friend Wormy through a series of eleven mini-stories, some brand new and some others from his out-of-print comic originals. Though it doesn't sound like much, under Runton's pen, the whole is winningly lively. They wear sun hats while gardening and scarves during winter. Owly is mostly made up of a large, expressive pair of eyes, while Wormy is little more than a squiggle and a smile. In both tales, the plots are simple enough for children to grasp, yet the characterizations will draw in all but the most reluctant adults. In "The Bittersweet Summer," the pair befriends some hummingbirds who must leave them behind when it's time to fly south for the winter. In the story "The Way Home," we learn how Wormy, initially terrified of the bird of prey, moves from fear to trust when Owly saves his life and later convinces his skeptical worm parents that Owly is a valuable friend. With nothing but significant looks and great lashings of expressive ink, Runton brings these gentle characters and their concerns vividly to life. They live together in a friendly forest reminiscent of the ones often found in children's literature, and much in the style of Frog and Toad, or Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, Owly and Wormy's smallest excursions and challenges are the stuff of great mystery and adventure. In this charming series by mini-comics specialist Runton, Owly and Wormy carry out their dialogue-less but absorbing activities in classic best-friend fashion.
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