Yours in Books
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- £4.49
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
A picture book (love?) story told in letters between a furry bookshop owner, an avid, if a bit cranky, feathered reader, and their forest friends
Owl just wants some peace and quiet to read his books—alone. But when the forest youngsters ruffle his feathers, he enlists the local bookshop owner to send him handpicked books to help cope with the chaos and the mess. It’s not long before Owl discovers Squirrel and learns that just as important as solitude are companionship and community. Told entirely in letters, this charming picture book celebrates books and bookshops, letter writing, and love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A treetop owl dwelling and a pine tree indie bookshop serve as the loci of this gentle epistolary picture book between exasperated, solitude-seeking Owl T. Fencepost and bespectacled bookseller Bessie Squirrel of Pine: A Bookshop. Falatko adroitly reveals the development of the duo's relationship through subtle tonal and diction shifts as curmudgeonly Owl, initially intent on leaving the woods due to "all of the new noisy neighborhood children," slowly begins to accept Bessie's book recommendations via letter exchange—and subsequently opens up to the woodland community ("Yesterday afternoon, several young creatures knocked upon my door, wanting to ‘hang out,' as they say"), before the narrative culminates in a sweet surprise. Alongside the letters, Alborozo adds fine-lined illustrations of dot-eyed anthropomorphic animals, rendered in a light-toned, vintage palette. A warmly cheerful homage to how books can kindle bonds, open minds, and unite community. Ages 3–5.
