The title of this story is the reason why I had to pick it off of the shelf. That and I couldn't exactly tell what kind of bird was on the front cover and I wanted to find out. It didn't take me long to confirm my thought that it was an owl on the front, his name being Baby Owl. His little friend that he is holding is Owly and they decide to go for a stroll through the woods one night.
After walking for a little bit he meets up with many different animals. But even though he may jump a little, Baby Owl continues to say, "I'm not scared!" He doesn't think that he should be able to be scared because he is an owl and owls stay up all night long. Baby Owl gets mad when all of the animals that he meets up with tell him that he should be at home and in bed. He says that it isn't him that is afraid to be out in the woods but that it is Owly. Finally, Baby Owl's dad comes along and tells him that it's okay that Owly is scared and then takes him to bed.
I think that even though the illustrations are very simple in this book, that they show a lot to what is going on in the story which is good. The dark colors for the night time feeling are beautiful and the different expressions on Baby Owls face really brings him to life.
This book would be a really good book for really young kids going to Kindergarten or so. It's a great story to show that it is okay to be scared every now and again and that everyone is. Baby Owl blames his fears on Owly and that is okay too because it is a way that he is calming himself.
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