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Where's Mr Owl?
Five beautifully illustrated spreads show a series of friendly woodland animals hiding behind bright felt flaps. A mirror on the final spread makes for a satisfying ending to the book's search-and-find inquiries. (Where are you? There you are!) A perfect book to share with very little ones.
12 pages, Board book
Published May 4, 2017
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About the author
Ingela P. Arrhenius
314 books41 followersSwedish Ingela Peterson Arrhenius was born in 1967.
Art and design has always played a big part of Ingela’s life and before her career as an illustrator took off Ingela worked as an art director in Stockholm.
Ingela then moved on to study advertising and graphic design at an art school in Stockholm,
In 1992 Ingela set up her own business as a freelance illustrator working on an international level cross advertising, design, publishing and editorial work.
She’s been commissioned for creating print patterns for fabrics, wallpaper, stationary aswell as packaging, product design, home accessories and toys.
Ingela’s posters and designer toys are spread all around the world. She’s passionate about retro style in general which is clearly reflected in her work as well as her joy for typography and colour.
She lives in Stockholm with husband and two boys.
You can follow her daily business at her Instagram: ingelaparrhenius
Art and design has always played a big part of Ingela’s life and before her career as an illustrator took off Ingela worked as an art director in Stockholm.
Ingela then moved on to study advertising and graphic design at an art school in Stockholm,
In 1992 Ingela set up her own business as a freelance illustrator working on an international level cross advertising, design, publishing and editorial work.
She’s been commissioned for creating print patterns for fabrics, wallpaper, stationary aswell as packaging, product design, home accessories and toys.
Ingela’s posters and designer toys are spread all around the world. She’s passionate about retro style in general which is clearly reflected in her work as well as her joy for typography and colour.
She lives in Stockholm with husband and two boys.
You can follow her daily business at her Instagram: ingelaparrhenius
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September 26, 2017
First sentence: Where's the deer? Here it is! Where's the fox? Here it is! Where's the hedgehog? Here it is!
Premise/plot: What you should know about this one: a) It is a board book; b) it is an interactive book featuring felt flaps so you can play peek-a-boo with the characters in the book; c) the final spread includes a mirror so that little ones can find themselves d) this is one in a SERIES of books. This one is focused on woodland animals.
My thoughts: This one is simple yet fun. I love the pattern of the question and answer format. I love the repetitiveness of the response "Here it is." This is really only changed for the last spread where the answer is "There you are!" I love the fact that it's a peek-a-boo game. The fact that the flaps are felt instead of cardboard is nice. The colors are bright and bold. Overall, I think this is a good choice for parents to choose with little ones.
Premise/plot: What you should know about this one: a) It is a board book; b) it is an interactive book featuring felt flaps so you can play peek-a-boo with the characters in the book; c) the final spread includes a mirror so that little ones can find themselves d) this is one in a SERIES of books. This one is focused on woodland animals.
My thoughts: This one is simple yet fun. I love the pattern of the question and answer format. I love the repetitiveness of the response "Here it is." This is really only changed for the last spread where the answer is "There you are!" I love the fact that it's a peek-a-boo game. The fact that the flaps are felt instead of cardboard is nice. The colors are bright and bold. Overall, I think this is a good choice for parents to choose with little ones.
October 12, 2024
Banger, etwas kurz leider
December 30, 2024
This is a sturdy lift the flap board book with colorful images. The child lifts a flap on each page to discover an animal under each flap. The reader is looking for an owl who appears near the end of the book under one of the flaps. The last page says "where are you?" and contains a mirror - the child looks and his/her own image.
This book is a hit for toddlers and pre-k. It is very easy to follow. It is great for a child who loves peek a boo type games. This book is a favorite - requested all the time!
This book is a hit for toddlers and pre-k. It is very easy to follow. It is great for a child who loves peek a boo type games. This book is a favorite - requested all the time!
November 16, 2017
Arrhenius, Ingela P. Where’s the Owl. BOARD BOOK with felt flaps. Nosy Crow (Candlewick, 2017. $9.
Five felt flaps are ready for a whole lot of tugging as baby explores forest animals. I love the felt flaps. They are so sturdy. The price is not unreasonable for a book that will last longer than more paper flap books.
Pre-K - ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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Five felt flaps are ready for a whole lot of tugging as baby explores forest animals. I love the felt flaps. They are so sturdy. The price is not unreasonable for a book that will last longer than more paper flap books.
Pre-K - ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
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January 22, 2024
Jack borrowed this book from the Ashland Public Library.
He has loved his other felt “lift the flap” book, and he loves this one too! He was so excited to lift the flaps and reveal the animals. The last flap has a mirror, and he was so delighted and surprised and smiled and laughed so big. The illustrations are super cute too.
He has loved his other felt “lift the flap” book, and he loves this one too! He was so excited to lift the flaps and reveal the animals. The last flap has a mirror, and he was so delighted and surprised and smiled and laughed so big. The illustrations are super cute too.
January 6, 2019
Libby loves this book. It’s the first one she has actively engaged with since we started nightly reading. She liked the flaps of felt and smiled at the hedgehog and the mirror!
Cute book that I’m sure we will be reading many more times!
Cute book that I’m sure we will be reading many more times!
March 8, 2020
É uma diversão desde o primeiro momento com o bebé até ser o próprio bebé a ler e depois fazer os seus peluches lerem o que se passa. É incrível o entusiasmo que sentimos apesar de ser um livro que lemos há muito tempo antes de dormir. Recomendo
June 18, 2021
Not my favorite, but our little man at 12m LOVED this book. I think it was a combination of the "peek-a-boo" with the felt flaps. He really loved that he could pull and scrunch the flaps without it being a problem like most lift-flap paper books.
June 7, 2022
Cute enough and definitely grabs an infants attention. But the felt thats vertical and grabbed from the top falls on it's own which is disappointing. Also would be nice if there was more texture on the pages, after the felt is moved they start rubbing the entire page and there's nothing there.
April 22, 2019
Fun reading with tiny grandson.
November 22, 2019
2019 storytime theme: baby storytime
March 4, 2020
Both kiddos liked this one.
February 11, 2021
For: animal fans (woodland themed); readers looking for a sweet lift-the-flap book.
Possible red flags: flaps could be stretched/warped over time; some may find it too simple.
Possible red flags: flaps could be stretched/warped over time; some may find it too simple.
December 31, 2022
One of my 8 month's favorites at the moment. Felt flaps much easier for her than traditional cardboard ones
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March 25, 2023Turn/Level: 2/Any
Themes: Lift-Flap, Find the animal
An alternate choice for a forest animals theme, if the audience is all two or less.
Themes: Lift-Flap, Find the animal
An alternate choice for a forest animals theme, if the audience is all two or less.
June 21, 2019
The best peek-a-boo book for little ones I have found! The flaps are bright and durable and pretty much destruction-proof. My one year old has bent/ripped off the flaps of all his paper flap books as much as we try to stop him. He’s just too enthusiastic! These books with felt flaps are perfect and still 100% intact. Super happy.
The illustrations are also bright, colourful and gorgeous. They’re simple enough that little ones can easily identify the creatures, but also beautifully decorative.
A must have!
The illustrations are also bright, colourful and gorgeous. They’re simple enough that little ones can easily identify the creatures, but also beautifully decorative.
A must have!
April 20, 2019
📖 Where’s Mr. Owl? By Ingela P. Arrhenius |Published by nosycrow
Mamá says:
Cute little book part of a bigger series of flap books for 0-2yr olds. Flap books can be tricky for Eva’s not-so-delicate grip, but these are made of felt and are bright fluo so they are perfect. I guess this is why finding age appropriate books does work. 😬
Eva says:
The ending though... I’m going to give it 5 stars just for that. Bravo!
Mamá says:
Cute little book part of a bigger series of flap books for 0-2yr olds. Flap books can be tricky for Eva’s not-so-delicate grip, but these are made of felt and are bright fluo so they are perfect. I guess this is why finding age appropriate books does work. 😬
Eva says:
The ending though... I’m going to give it 5 stars just for that. Bravo!
June 30, 2018
My 1.5 yr old loves this book so much, I think we need to buy it. Sometimes books with flaps are hard for his little fingers to grab, but since this has felt flaps, it's a lot easier and he will just sit and look through it again and again.
March 25, 2019
super cute, somewhat predictable to anyone older than 2 ;).
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