Welcome to Owl’s cozy home.

Owl lives by himself in a warm little house. One evening he invites Winter to sit by the fire. Another time he finds strange bumps in his bedroom. And when Owl goes for a walk one night, he makes a friend that follows him all the way home.

About the Author

During his distinguished career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over 70 books for children. To his illustrating credit, he had a Caldecott Medal book, Fables (1981) and two Caldecott Honor Books: his own Frog and Toad are Friends (1971) and Hildilid’s Night by Cheli Duran Ryan (1972). To his writing credit, he had a Newbery Honor Book, Frog and Toad Together (1973). But to his greatest credit, he had a following of literally millions of young children with whom he shared the warmth and humor of his unpretentious vision of life.