Little Hoot

Little hoot is a young owl who loves to play but he also loves to sleep. However, as Papa Hoot has told him many times before, he must stay up really late in order to become an old wise owl. Little owl learns that it is difficult to stay up late and that he really dislikes staying up late. This is

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a great book for kids to learn that going to sleep early is necessary to become a wise grown-up. A great bedtime story.

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Little Hoot hates bedtime. Why? Because it's just so LATE and it's not FAIR and when HE grows up he'll let HIS kids go to bed as EARLY as they WANT!!!"

It is, frankly, a hoot to see him grumpily playing an extra hour before bed, and to hear his parents begging him for a glass of water or a story

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before he tucks himself in!

Definitely a must-read, even if it isn't *quite* as good as its predecessor, Little Pea.

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Little Hoot is learning how to be a good owl. That means going to school and practicing his staring technique. It also means staying up late, but Little Hoot just wants to go to bed! The flipped situation of the parents telling the young owl that he can’t go to bed and must learn to stay up late

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creates an ironic humor that will appeal to children and their parents alike. The illustrations are simple but endearing as they show how Little Hoot stays busy until he is finally allowed to dive happily into bed.

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Little Hoot follows the same format as Little Pea. The illustrations are more detailed as there isn't much more you can do to a pea, but lots of white space to make the pictures pop. Like Little Pea, Little Hoot is an Every Kid. He likes school, he plays with his friends, and he practices his owl

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skills (don't your kids do that?):

"Time to practice Pondering , Sweetie."
"Ok, now practice your staring."

But just like Little Pea, there was one thing he didn't like - bedtime. Because owls stay up late, late, late.

"All my other friends get to go to bed so much earlier than me!
Why do I always have to stay up and play? It's not fair!"

His parents explain that that's you one grows up to be a wise owl. Besides that, they "don't give a hoot" what time his friends go to bed.

"In this family, we goto bed late. Rules of the roost"

It's the same argument children hear from their parents. This how our family works, these are the rules in our house, we want you to grow up to be strong and healthy, etc. Children relate to and sympathize with Little Hoot. He stays up late and plays, but he is NOT happy about it. He keeps asking if he can stop playing and finally his mother says gives him ten more minutes of playtime - but it's clear she's displeased by his pestering. Again, something children can relate to and, again, there is another counting opportunity. (This is great for the 3-4 year old set who love to show off their counting skills.) Finally the ten minutes are up and Little Hoot excitedly flies off to bed. His parents chase after him, offering up time honored bed time delays.

"But wait!" stalled Mama Owl. "What about a bedtime story?"
"And don't forget a glass of water!" added Papa Owl.

They were too late and Little Hoot was already asleep. So his parents tuck him in and (brace yourselves, this is pretty bad word play):

...they owl live happily ever after.

Corny ending aside, this is a story that everyone can relate to. Kids are flabbergasted by the upside down rules and the illustrations are far more engaging this time around. There are lots of small details that kids can hunt for in the pages. I always ask my students if they can find Little Hoot's friends who are playing Hide-and-Seek with him. We also practice pondering and staring with him.

Verdict:
A sweet bedtime story that (in my mind) is a nice companion to Goodnight Moon. I also give this story 5 stars.

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This book tells a story about a little owl named Little Hoot and his parents. Little Hoot likes going to school, playing hide-n-seek with his forest friends, and practicing his staring. However, there is one thing that Little Hoot does not like. He does not like staying up late. Little Hoot wants

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go to bed early, but his parents always tell him that he has to stay up late because he is an owl. Little Hoot's ways of keeping awake are playing with swords, playing on the jungle gym, building forts, jumping in the leaves, and jumping on the bed.

The plot of this book is funny. Most children want to stay up late when they should go to bed, but this story is the other way around. Little Hoot says, “When I grow up, I’m going to let my kids go to bed as early as they want.” The mood of this book is warm and cozy. The book has adorable illustrations. Little Hoot is so cute, and his parents look lovely in this book.

This book is also educative. It teaches young children how to count one to ten when Little Hoot’s mother tells him to play for ten more minutes. It also introduces some vocabulary such as snooze, snore, and drool when Little Hoot goes to bed and falls asleep.

To sum up, this book is a lovely bedtime story. Young children will love to hear this story when they go to bed, and it will help leading them to sleep. Also, little children will want to read this book when they see the illustrations.

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this is one of my favorite books. i read it to one of the children i babysit everytime i put her to bed. little hoot is a good little owl who wants to go to bed early like all his other friends. but to become a wise owl, he must stay up late. he listens to his parents and plays until he can finally

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sleep. this would be a great book to teach kids about the sleeping patterns of owls or about following directions.

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In an ironic twist on the classic bedtime procrastination story, Little Hoot is forced to stay up and play by his night owl parents. This tongue-in-cheek picture book combines darling illustrations with the humor of an unexpected point of view. Word play and puns also feature in this story, some

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more subtle than others for different reading and listening audiences. The illustrations are done in ink and watercolor with a predominance of curved lines and shapes. Characters and props are depicted, but everything else is left as white space, giving this book an un-busy appearance. The only illustration with text builds on the story’s use of word play, and another illustration is subtitled “FIG.1,” “FIG. 2,” and “FIG. 3” which are charming as well as funny, but probably appeal more to the adult reading than the very young child listening. The smaller size of this book as well as its content lends itself well to a nighttime read rather than a group story time environment. This book is recommended for children ages three to six.

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Cute illustrations throughout this little story about a young owl who just wants to go to bed at night. His parents insist he must stay up and be a proper owl. This would be fun to read with a kid who didn't want to go to bed. I enjoyed it, perhaps more than otherwise since I read it at work (it

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was a baby gift that a co-worker got).

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Little Owl is learning how to be a grown up owl, by practicing pondering. The one thing he doesn't like is staying up late while his other friends get to go to sleep at night. He asks his mother and father why he has to stay up and they tell him that's what owls do. After keeping himself

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entertained for an hour, he is re-energized and request a story and a glass of water. When his parents return, he is fast asleep.

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A silly and adorable little story about a little owl that doesn't like to stay up at night. The story is written ironically since owls are supposed to stay awake at night. Little hoot does just about everything to entertain himself and keep awake. His parents do not allow him to go to sleep early

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and he obediently sticks to the rules and does what his parents say. Kids will have a blast reading this book, and many of them will probably wish they had parents who would not let them go to bed early.

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This short story was very cute and I liked reading it for a few reasons. The first aspect I liked about the story was the character. The owls wore clothes and did activities like playing hide and go seek that the reader might more. It was contrastingly similar for readers. Many readers have

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bargained with their parents to stay up later. However Little Hoot just wants to go to bed early. I think this provides the reader with a fun contrast in how families may differ from each other. I also really liked the illustrations in the book. They were colorful and matched the text very well. My favorite picture was when Mama and Papa owl were trying to keep Little Hoot up a little longer with water and bedtime stories however Little Hott was already fast asleep. I thought this illustration represented the whole plot of the story. Finally I liked the writing style the author used in the book. It was able to move the plot along and yet drag certain aspects out as well. My favorite part was the final ten minutes befog Little Hoot could go to bed. The author counted out each minute “one minute two minutes three minutes…” I think this really slowed down this part of the story and the reader felt like he or she was also waiting the ten minutes. The big idea/message of this story is that families may have different rules and that’s okay.

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Little Hoot is soooo tired, he just wants to go to bed; but his parents insist that if he wants to grow up to be a wise old owl he must stay up late. The illustrations are cute and the book made me laugh but it's definitely for slightly older picture book afficionados who will get the joke.

Little Hoot is soooo tired, he just wants to go to bed; but his parents insist that if he wants to grow up to be a wise old owl he must stay up late. The illustrations are cute and the book made me laugh but it's definitely for slightly older picture book afficionados who will get the joke.

Little Hoot is soooo tired, he just wants to go to bed; but his parents insist that if he wants to grow up to be a wise old owl he must stay up late. The illustrations are cute and the book made me laugh but it's definitely for slightly older picture book afficionados who will get the joke.

Little Hoot is soooo tired, he just wants to go to bed; but his parents insist that if he wants to grow up to be a wise old owl he must stay up late. The illustrations are cute and the book made me laugh but it's definitely for slightly older picture book afficionados who will get the joke.