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winterstar's review
4.0
This is such a sweet book! The illustrations are beautiful and delicate, the accompany text both charming and funny. Even if I wasn't biased towards the subject matter I think I'd still have enjoyed it. There's just something captivating about flipping through each page, admiring the art and learning a little tidbit about each species (and getting a laugh out of most pages, too.)
kbooknook's review
4.0
4 stars. This book is so cute! Each page featured adorable artwork of a certain kind of owl along with a short paragraph introducing the bird to the reader. It's not your sit-down-and-read kind of book, but it's a lot of fun to flip through. It really is darling. If you know someone who loves owls, this would be the perfect gift!
I was sent a copy of this book from BloggingForBooks in exchange for an honest review.
I was sent a copy of this book from BloggingForBooks in exchange for an honest review.
sillymilly's review
3.0
3.5
It depends on why you are reading this book. I bought it for the adorable illustrations and some of the lines are amazing! Big fan
But as a person who loves ID books I couldn't give it a higher rating. I knew going in this wasn't an ID book. Still love it!
It depends on why you are reading this book. I bought it for the adorable illustrations and some of the lines are amazing! Big fan
But as a person who loves ID books I couldn't give it a higher rating. I knew going in this wasn't an ID book. Still love it!
trish204's review
4.0
I found out about this book after another little illustrated treasure was recommended to me a few days ago. It's a little book that doesn't hold a wealth of scientific information (which is also due to the fact that it is for children, mostly) but it gives a nice overview over where certain owl types live and what they are known for (lore or physical trades).
The great thing about this book, however, are the charming illustrations. Lovely throughout and certainly displaying an owl's physical appearance as much as some character traits, they are wonderful to look at.
Not to mention the humour the author sometimes included in the descriptions:
This book is for all if us who just love owls 🦉 and celebrate the incredible variety of them. There even is a little list with all of them in the back where one can note which one has been observed in real-life!
The great thing about this book, however, are the charming illustrations. Lovely throughout and certainly displaying an owl's physical appearance as much as some character traits, they are wonderful to look at.
Not to mention the humour the author sometimes included in the descriptions:
This book is for all if us who just love owls 🦉 and celebrate the incredible variety of them. There even is a little list with all of them in the back where one can note which one has been observed in real-life!
cpittman0513's review
2.0
This review is based on an ARC copy provided by NetGalley.
The illustrations are whimsical and cute, but the descriptive snippets about each owl are very inconsistent. Some of them are fairly informative, but others are these weird anthropomorphic metaphors that don't seem to fit with the rest. Most of the snippets though were short descriptions of how the owl looks, which is completely redundant when placed next to a picture of the bird.
Very nice watercolor illustrations, but no real information or incites into these lovely creatures.
The illustrations are whimsical and cute, but the descriptive snippets about each owl are very inconsistent. Some of them are fairly informative, but others are these weird anthropomorphic metaphors that don't seem to fit with the rest. Most of the snippets though were short descriptions of how the owl looks, which is completely redundant when placed next to a picture of the bird.
Very nice watercolor illustrations, but no real information or incites into these lovely creatures.
auntie_terror's review against another edition
5.0
An absolutely adorable book. This is not so much a classic owl-spotters' field-guide but a collection of wonderful drawings of various members of the owl family accompanied by short descriptive texts and the odd interesting side-fact. I have a new favourite owl after reading this.