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"Pete the Cat Scaredy Cat" and "The Man Who Could Call Down Owls"
Animals rule picture books, it seems.
Pete the Cat Scaredy Cat
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Kimberly and James Dean
Pete loves stories of all kinds, both for reading and listening. Except Pete hasn't read any scary stories. Then Bob tells Pete a scary story about a monster.
The illustrations are the usual good, bold, colorful Pete the Cat ones. Poor Pete has a bushy tail in many of these.
The Man Who Could Call Down Owls
5 stars
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Charles Mikolaycak
This is more a short story than a picture book.
An old man wrapped in a white cloak and wearing a broad-rimmed hat goes out to the woods every evening. He raises a willow wand and the owls come to sit on his shoulders, his hat and the bushes and trees nearby. The people of the village follow him out to see this sight. Con seeks him out to learn about the owls.
A stranger covets this power and goes out one night in the old man's cloak and hat. Both he and Con have a surprise waiting there in the woods with the owls.
The illustrations are black and white. They have shading and texture to them making them beautiful. Color would detract from them.
Pete the Cat Scaredy Cat
5 stars
Author/Illustrator: Kimberly and James Dean
Pete loves stories of all kinds, both for reading and listening. Except Pete hasn't read any scary stories. Then Bob tells Pete a scary story about a monster.
The illustrations are the usual good, bold, colorful Pete the Cat ones. Poor Pete has a bushy tail in many of these.
The Man Who Could Call Down Owls
5 stars
Author: Eve Bunting
Illustrator: Charles Mikolaycak
This is more a short story than a picture book.
An old man wrapped in a white cloak and wearing a broad-rimmed hat goes out to the woods every evening. He raises a willow wand and the owls come to sit on his shoulders, his hat and the bushes and trees nearby. The people of the village follow him out to see this sight. Con seeks him out to learn about the owls.
A stranger covets this power and goes out one night in the old man's cloak and hat. Both he and Con have a surprise waiting there in the woods with the owls.
The illustrations are black and white. They have shading and texture to them making them beautiful. Color would detract from them.
