From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Owl Moon
Owl Moon
Awards
Preceded by Caldecott Medal recipient Succeeded by
Hey, Al 1988 Song and Dance Man
Owl Moon nese, and Korean. A song by Bruce O’Brien is about this
book.
Yolen described the book as, "a positive family story.
It’s about a girl and her father. Usually stories of a little
girl are with her mother. It is gentle yet adventurous,
quiet yet full of sound".[2]
Plot introduction
The story deals with a father that takes his daughter
owling for the first time on a cold winter’s night. Along
their way, they encounter a Great Horned Owl. While it
is not stated which gender the child is, Schoenherr’s il-
lustrations gave it away. According to Jane Yolen’s web-
site, the daughter is actually Yolen’s child, Heidi Stemple.
The "Pa" character is based on her husband, an avid out-
doorsman and birdwatcher.[3] "I’ve become aware of na-
Author(s) Jane Yolen ture through my husband", said Yolen.[3]
Illustrator John Schoenherr
Country United States
References
[1] American Library Association: Caldecott Medal
Genre(s) Children’s picture book
Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
Publisher Philomel Books [2] "Interview with Jane, October 2007". Embracing
Publication date 1987 the Child. October 2007.
http://www.embracingthechild.org/ayolen.html.
ISBN 978-0399214578 Retrieved 2009-01-09.
OCLC Number 15198290 [3] ^ "Jane Yolen". PBS Parents. PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/
Dewey Decimal [E] 19
articles/authorfocus/janeyolen.html. Retrieved
LC Classification PZ7.Y78 Ow 1987 2009-01-07.
Owl Moon is a 1987 children’s picture book by Jane Yolen,
illustrated by John Schoenherr. The book won many
External links
awards, most notably being the Caldecott Medal for its • Yolen’s Website for the book
illustrations,[1] and has appeared on the show Reading
Rainbow. Owl Moon has been translated into more than a
dozen foreign languages, including French, German, Chi-
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