Time for Bed, Little Owls!: An Interactive Bedtime Book

Mama Owl has ten little owls — Speedy Owl, Tall Owl, Small Owl, Hooty Owl, Cheeky Owl, Wise Owl, Hoppity Owl, Snoozy Owl, Wide-Awake Owl, and Teeny Tiny Owl. Mama Owl calls all the little owls inside. It’s time for bed. They have a lovely room with sweet little beds. But the little owls are not ready for bed, and Mama has to take Hugo the bat home. She leaves a note asking the reader to put the owls to bed. But the little owls are not cooperating. They are hopping, and they are flapping, and they are hiding. The book continues to give good instructions to the reader about how to get the little owls to bed.

Author Katja Alves has written a clever story in second person to speak directly to young listeners, helping them to feel involved with the bedtime rituals, and, hopefully, begin to feel tired right along with the little owls. The illustrations by Andrea Stegmaier are delightful and filled with plenty of details to keep young listeners engaged through the entire book. This is a fresh take on bedtime stories and will enchant both the adults who read it and the youngsters who listen.