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A review by cboettcher
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
5.0
This Caldecott Medal winner from 1987 chronicles one young girl’s first time owling with her father.
It’s impossible to describe how it feels to read this book. Yolen says it best herself in the last page of the book: “When you go owling you don’t need words or warm or anything but hope,” and that is what she provides in the story. The words are simple, poetic, and minimal. The colors are cool and beautifully depict the darkness of winter, but there is hope to find an owl throughout the story, and when it happens it is a phenomenal sight.
Not many books showcase the beauty of nature and the relationship between father and daughter the way that Owl Moon does, so much so that it becomes impossible to describe. The only thing that can be said is that it is a wonderful book that builds appreciation for the simple things in life. Readers of any age can and should take a moment of their lives every once in awhile to enjoy the simplicity of this book and to gain a deeper appreciation of nature.
It’s impossible to describe how it feels to read this book. Yolen says it best herself in the last page of the book: “When you go owling you don’t need words or warm or anything but hope,” and that is what she provides in the story. The words are simple, poetic, and minimal. The colors are cool and beautifully depict the darkness of winter, but there is hope to find an owl throughout the story, and when it happens it is a phenomenal sight.
Not many books showcase the beauty of nature and the relationship between father and daughter the way that Owl Moon does, so much so that it becomes impossible to describe. The only thing that can be said is that it is a wonderful book that builds appreciation for the simple things in life. Readers of any age can and should take a moment of their lives every once in awhile to enjoy the simplicity of this book and to gain a deeper appreciation of nature.