Children's Book Review: The OWL Who Couldn't WHOO by LeeAnna Kail

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This week we'll be talking about some great new kids books that teach important lessons!

Synopsis: Ollie is known for one thing in his village: he is the only owl who cannot “WHOO.” The other owls tease him for saying “WHEERE!” or “WHEEN!” or “WHYY!” and sometimes “WHAAT!” All Ollie wants is to fit in, but when his little sister gets lost in the woods, Ollie discovers he can help.

While providing insightful perspectives on diversity, The OWL Who Couldn’t WHOO offers educators, libraries, parents and young readers a fresh new look on anti-bullying and self-confidence.

Review: Miss Grave LOVED this book!  We are always telling her to 'use her words' to properly express herself (versus screaming or growling!), so she related to Ollie immediately. We are always telling her that it is ok to be different, that everyone has special talents that other people don't, so for her, this book was confirmation of everything we have said! We were able to go through her classmates and talk about each one's different strengths, so she could see that together they are a great team, but individually, they are are great in their own ways. She loved the simple tale and couldn't wait to share it with her friends= always a great way to know how much she loved the book!

Definitely pick this one up to help show your child how being unique is a good thing!

About the Author:  
Ever since LeeAnna Kail was little, she had an interest in writing. In fact, when she was in the fourth grade, she completed a career project and dressed as an author with dreams of writing her own book one day.

LeeAnna attended Duquesne University with a double major in political science and English with intentions of attending law school after graduation. While studying abroad in Rome, Italy, LeeAnna had a change of heart and decided to continue her education at Duquesne studying elementary education instead. She knew she found her niche the first day of class. Inspired by an assignment from a children’s literature course, LeeAnna's dream of writing a book has come true.

LeeAnna currently teaches in Pittsburgh and hopes to be an inspiration to her students to follow their dreams. You can find out more about LeeAnna Kail, her debut children’s picture book and her World of Ink Author/Book Tour at http://tinyurl.com/n5bul86