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Owl Babies
For every little one who's worried at goodbye: mummy comes back. 🦉
Who it's for
Owl Babies gives young children words and pictures for the worry of being apart from a parent.
Worried, missing a parent→Reassured, safe
Feelings it meets
What it is
Three baby owls, Sarah, Percy and Bill, wake in the night to find their mother gone. They huddle on a branch, each coping in their own way, the older two reasoning about where she might be and the youngest simply saying he wants his mummy, until she swoops home and they are reunited.
Where to find it
Widely available in paperback and board book from Walker Books and most libraries.
Before you start
Age: Ages 3+ (publisher)
But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Marriage”
