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Owly, Volume 2: Just A Little Blue (Owly #2)
by
Andy Runton (Goodreads Author)
The second graphic novel in the breakout, all-ages series, Owly. Owly is a kind, yet lonely, little owl who's always on the search for new friends and adventure. Relying on a mixture of symbols, icons, and expressions to tell his silent stories, Runton's clean, animated, and heartwarming style makes it a perfect read. Owly learns that sometimes you have to make sacrifices ...more
Paperback, 120 pages
Published
March 30th 2005
by Top Shelf Productions
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Probably five stars for enjoyment and four for overall execution.
Owly is such a cute and sweet little owl! Owly makes friends with everyone, and has a huge, warm heart.
"Just a Little Blue" is filled with warmth and action, as Owly tries to make a birdhouse for the bluebird family that lives near by. Characters must overcome preconceived notions about each other, and not only learn how to offer help, but how to accept it as well.
While there were a few tim...more
Owly is such a cute and sweet little owl! Owly makes friends with everyone, and has a huge, warm heart.
"Just a Little Blue" is filled with warmth and action, as Owly tries to make a birdhouse for the bluebird family that lives near by. Characters must overcome preconceived notions about each other, and not only learn how to offer help, but how to accept it as well.
While there were a few tim...more
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Kathryn
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Quasar recommended the Owly books--thanks!
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What a sweet little story! One of the reviewers on the back cover said reading Owly is like a literary version of a HUG and I think that is a great way of describing it. Very fast read, very cute characters, and a thoughtful, heartwarming plot. I only give four stars because in a few places I did find the story a little hard to follow just based on the pictures, but maybe that was just me.
This graphic novel, written by Andy Runton is perfect for little children. The book has soft pictures and the author used dialogue bubbles to use some written language. The story is very precious. It's about a young bird who is lonely and is trying to find friends. He is supported by his friend "wormy" who is going to help Owly look for some friends. The story depicts, through images, the adventure that the two friends take to find a new friend. They finally come across a little baby b...more
I'm becoming evangelical about Owly. Volume 2 is all about charity. Owly sees a family of bluebirds who live in a hollow old tree. When Owly and Wormy try to make friends, the father bluebird harasses them and tells them to leave. Owly discovers a campaign to build birdhouses for bluebirds and decides to sacrifice their wheelbarrow to provide wood for a house.
This idea of giving up some luxury of yours to help others in need, even - especially - when those you are helping greet y...more
This idea of giving up some luxury of yours to help others in need, even - especially - when those you are helping greet y...more
This was incredibly cute! I had several "awww" moments. I think the idea of an all-ages book is very interesting. For the most part, this juvenile graphic novel adheres to that goal, though it does utilize text a few times throughout. I don't believe it's fully necessary to understand the words, though. Someone only following the story through the pictures would still understand what direction the story was heading in. I found I didn't enjoy this graphic novel as much as I do those wit...more
This was not my favorite Owly book.
I found it to be a bit long and slightly hard to follow given the limited amount of expression Any Runton uses. Ultimately, it is a great story about helping your neighbor but thematically, there were some holes for me. One, if someone doesn't want your help...don't give it to them. The very angry and proud Papa Blue Bird seriously didn't want Owly's help. Move on Owly, not everyone is going to be your friend and that's okay.
Ultimately, Owl...more
I found it to be a bit long and slightly hard to follow given the limited amount of expression Any Runton uses. Ultimately, it is a great story about helping your neighbor but thematically, there were some holes for me. One, if someone doesn't want your help...don't give it to them. The very angry and proud Papa Blue Bird seriously didn't want Owly's help. Move on Owly, not everyone is going to be your friend and that's okay.
Ultimately, Owl...more
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The second volume in Andy Runton’s graphic novel series, Owly, follows Owly as he take care his friend the blue bird. With the help of Flutter the butterfly and Wormy the worm Owly buys and builds a birdhouse to protect Little Blue and his family. The graphic novel successfully uses a mostly wordless style with occasional symbols including punctuation marks and arrows. The graphic black and white story is told through the expressions of the characters, especially the expressive eyes of Owly...more
I really got this from the library for my daughter, who is a big fan of graphic novels. After looking through this one, I knew I had a hit on my hands. But she insisted that I read it too. I feel a little like cheating, counting this as a book read, when there is very few words in the book. But it was a charming story and I'm sure I will still get to my 100 books without any trouble, so I'm going to list it. Owly and his little friend the worm decide to build a new house for the bluebirds. Very ...more
My first thought was to say the Owly tales illustrate the power of optimism, but that’s true only so much as Owly’s attitude motivates his actions. Really, this is a series of stories about unrelenting giving, compassion, and friendship. Very simple, wordless stories with adorable art (I say adorable as someone who doesn’t do saccharine or cloying). Following the sequence and understanding all the messages implied by the symbols that stand in for words when dialogue occurs can still be a soph...more
This book is the second book of the owly serise. This time, owly and wromy discovers new friends. They are Blue Birds and they wanted to build a house for them. But the problem is that when something goes wrong, the birds think there trying to trap them. And they think they want to kill them. So the birds attack Owly and Wromy. But at the end, someone does a good deed and helps them out.
I picked this book because I liked the first book of the serise.
I finished this book becau...more
I picked this book because I liked the first book of the serise.
I finished this book becau...more
Zack
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Andy Runton's Owly Volume 2: Just a Little Blue by Andy Runton is a popular book for ALL AGES. This book talks about the kindness of this kind owl named Owly and his pal Wormy who had just discovered blue birds and want to be friends with them. But the problem is, the blue birds don't like owls and eat worms. Will Owly and Wormy become friends with the blue birds?
I picked up this book because I wanted to continue the Owly series.
I finished this book because I can't ...more
I picked up this book because I wanted to continue the Owly series.
I finished this book because I can't ...more
Owly and the worm try to help the blue birds that have made a nest in a tree near them, but the male blue bird wants nothing to do with them. He even attacks them after they built a home just for him and his family. But one night it gets so windy and is raining so much, the tree begins to break and fall. Owly and the worm rush to help the blue bird family.
This one was also really sweet and I really love Owly and his friend. I definitely want to read the other books in this series.
This one was also really sweet and I really love Owly and his friend. I definitely want to read the other books in this series.
Jess
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fans of the first
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Awesomeness of the first.
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The adorable and admirable Owly is back and his focus remains on friendship.
Just as recommendable as the first. Friendship requiring sacrifice and/or thinking of others first are the lessons covered. As tricky as those concepts might seem to get across, Runton does it handily.
Just as recommendable as the first. Friendship requiring sacrifice and/or thinking of others first are the lessons covered. As tricky as those concepts might seem to get across, Runton does it handily.
A wordless graphic novel. The storyline is a picture book level, very young. But the format needs a more advanced reader. My third graders will think it's too young of a story. But, my first graders won't have the patience to flip through 125 pages of paneled graphics. Hmmm.
Again, this is a wordless book, although there is still communication. I liked the first Owly book better, but this one is cute, too. It's hard to remember what it's about since there are no words, only pictures, but I do remember liking it.
Owly doesn't have money to buy a fancy bird house, so he works hard to build one. Eventually the birds make use of his creation. There tale really only has words when Owly reads directions. Even so, the pictures continue to tell the tale.
I heard about Owly from Unshelved's book club comic strips, so when I passed this at the library, I picked it up. Super cute! It takes me awhile to get into reading a graphic novel, but this one was great.
Andy Runton, Owly: Just a Little Blue (Top Shelf, 2005)
Owly and Wormy find themselves besieged by a pair of blue jays. In order to mollify them, Owly builds a nesting box, but they reject it in favor of the dead hollow tree they've been nesting in. All is well, if uneasy, until a big storm hits the valley, destroying the tree and causing one of the jays' babies to go missing. Once again, Andy Runton has done a fantastic job of conveying a world of feeling in very simple drawings; Owl...more
Owly and Wormy find themselves besieged by a pair of blue jays. In order to mollify them, Owly builds a nesting box, but they reject it in favor of the dead hollow tree they've been nesting in. All is well, if uneasy, until a big storm hits the valley, destroying the tree and causing one of the jays' babies to go missing. Once again, Andy Runton has done a fantastic job of conveying a world of feeling in very simple drawings; Owl...more
Would have given it a five star review but I felt depressed after I read this... (I get depressed when I read comics without words)
A little graphic novel for explaining through... Good for our 3-year old and I imagine could be great for an older crowd too.
A really cute story in pictures. Strong messages about deciding what is important, friendship and giving to others.
The facial expressions are lovely and evocative. When a wordless story makes me tear up I know it's good.
Owly is a little weepier than I would like, but this volume of Owly and Wormy's adventures is fantastic as usual.
All the reviews that describe Owly will use the words "cute" or "charming," and it's true. Owly is a great recommendation for those looking for graphic novels for young readers -- Andy Runton's stories are told in cartoon form, with no words, only picture symbols for dialogue. The ideas of friendship, cooperation, and innocence are strong. In "Just a Little Blue," so many cute woodland creatures end up with their eyes brimful of tears that it could be cloying if it ...more
All the Owly books are wonderful. I just can't praise them enough.
Easy graphic novel all said wonderfully without words.
Have I mentioned my complete and utter adoration of Owly?
Just a little amazing is more like it!
Owly is a graphic novel that just pulls in anybody with a heart. I think Runton is a genius for finally giving animals a realistic mode of communication - they speak in actions and pictographs (mini-comic strips, really). It's possible that keeping the stereotypical but slightly-too-human language bit out of Owly and Wormy's life is what allows readers to to feel so humanly, emotionally connected to it. At any rate, it is a great, engagin...more
Owly is a graphic novel that just pulls in anybody with a heart. I think Runton is a genius for finally giving animals a realistic mode of communication - they speak in actions and pictographs (mini-comic strips, really). It's possible that keeping the stereotypical but slightly-too-human language bit out of Owly and Wormy's life is what allows readers to to feel so humanly, emotionally connected to it. At any rate, it is a great, engagin...more
You will want to cry over the cuteness!!
owly and wormy are such little puddins.
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