Overall, I liked this book and reading the book you do not expect that kind of ending to happen and it was sort of funny to read. The letters also turn white to be able to see them. Owl cant get to sleep in this Classic Board Book edition of Pat Hutchinss beloved Good-Night, OwlHow is Owl supposed to sleep the day away with the bees. The last two pages are full bleeds to represent the night time. This book makes you look at the details of the tree and the each additional animals added on every page. There are no borders on any of the pages, the left page is filled with little white space but the right side of the page has a lot of white space with the text as well. The animals are very detailed with the colors of the specific animal. Each page adds another animal on each branch until it if filled up. This book by Pat Hutchins has many different colors but there are two main items on each page of the book that stays the same the tree and the owl. Until… he decides to have revenge on every animal. Pat Hutchins is the author and illustrator of many popular picture books, including Rosies Walk Good-Night, Owl Titch and The Wind. This book “Good-Night Owl!” is a story about an owl who tries to sleep, but the animals around him keep him up. This is a great bedtime story book for all to read. I loved the illustrations and the colors and the way Hutchins drew her animal characters. This book is dedicated to Morgan's grandpa. I did some research on the author and she used funny stories from the lives of her boys to come up with her material. The tree also acts as a motif as it extends across the page. In almost every page the gutter is drawn across to show continuity of story. At the end of the book the pages bleed from one page to the next as night falls over the tree and its animals. There are no borders or frames in this story. She uses this establishing shot to show us from the beginning where the story is going to be. However, the front cover contains a tree where the whole story takes place. The book I read did not have a dust jacket. Anyone who has ever worked nights and tried to sleep in the days knows how frustrating poor Owl was. Owl can’t get to sleep in this Classic Board Book edition of Pat Hutchins’s beloved Good-Night, OwlHow is Owl supposed to sleep the day away with the bees buzzing, the woodpecker pecking, the doves cooing, and the squirrels crunching But when night falls and. Pat Hutchins author/illustrator for this book did such a wonderful job making us feel like we were up in the tree with the other animals who unwittingly kept Owl awake with all their noises. I loved this book for its story line and the ending I didn't see coming, to the beautiful illustrations.
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