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 Owl at School - Helen Nicoll
Newest Review: ... Meg conjures up spidery web hat which manages to distract the other owls so much that Owl manages to win the night flight ... more  ... race, much to his delight!
He asks all of his friends to tea and much to his classmates delight, Meg rustles up a magnificent 'mouse jelly'.
So did Owl end up as the most popular member of the class??
~ Illustrations / Illustrator ~
Jan Pienkowski was born in Warsaw in 1936 and eventually got to England just after WW2.
Jan has illustrated for a number of authors and was a pioneer of the modern pop-up book.
He has collaborated with Helen Nicoll on all of the Meg and Mog series of books and has his own websi...more |
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Owl at School - Helen Nicoll: School Days (1010 words)
by - written on 09/02/07 (Very useful, 94 readings)
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This book is coming up to it's 25th anniversary but you would never be able to tell it's age, unlike some of us humans!! It is yet another one of Helen Nicoll's books in the Meg and Mog series which are a big hit with children from about 3 upwards. ~ Who is Owl? ~ Owl is a good friend of Meg (the witch) and Mog (the witch's cat). Owl normally takes the back seat in this series of books but in this particular one heis the star of the show. Not being an owl expert, I'm unsure of the type of owl, but he is a rather rotund white owl who is a good friend of Meg and Mog. In that case he must be a snowy owl, please correct me if I'm ... Read the complete review
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