In volume 5 of Andy Runton’s charming wordless graphic novel series, Owly, Vol 5: Tiny Tales, we continue to follow the adventures of Owly and his best friend Wormy through a series of eleven mini-stories, some brand new and some others from his out-of-print comic originals. In the back, Runton explains how Owly came about and even includes a section on how to draw your own Owly character. In Splashin’ Around, Owly and Wormy enter a contest to build the best bird bath to help the birds. In Aw Nuts!, Owly helps a chipmunk feel accepted when he prefers bird seeds over nuts. In Breakin’ the Ice, Owly and Wormy offer corn to the new geese in the forest, but Chipmunk gets upset and when he tries to fix his mistake, he causes the ice to break and two forest animals end up cold and wet. In Hangin’ Up to Dry, Owly discovers a nest of baby birds in one of his plants and has to find them a new home when he accidently waters them. In Bee Nice, a humming bird doesn’t want to share Owly’s garden plants with the other humming birds and bugs. But Bee comes up with a plan to help him stop fighting. In Gone Swimmin’, Owly and Wormy have some swimmin’ fun at the pond with a family of ducks. In Let’s Go Fly a Kite, Owly and Wormy lose their kite when they help a turtle who is stuck on his back. Who will help them get it back? In Helping Hands, Owly helps Rabbit come over her fear of getting her hands dirty as they work together to make a birthday present for her grandpa. In Missin’ You, Owly is going to a flying seminar and only birds are allowed so Wormy has to stay with Racoon. In the middle of the night, he really misses Owly and Racoon helps Wormy go back to sleep. In Hatchin’ Friends, Wormy comes across a nest of eggs and he hopes that they are dinosaur eggs. In the last mini-story, In a Fix!, the forest is having a picnic and Owly really wants to build a picnic table, but all of his friends need his help and keep pulling him away from his project. As time is running out, Owly is rushing to get it down and accidently loses all of the bolts. While he rushes to the store to buy more, his friends work together to find all of the missing bolts and finish building the picnic table for Owly.The illustrations follow Runton’s whimsical, animated style that perfectly capture the characters’ emotions and bring the stories to life. Through his framed images, a few sound words, and dialogue-like representations, the reader is instantly drawn in. He has a true gift for characterization!After reading all five volumes in this graphic novel series, I can honestly say that I am still as completely in love with Owly as I was in the beginning, if not more. His gentle character, love of friendship, and acts of kindness are sure to capture the hearts of readers young and old. This book is perfect for all age levels as even the youngest of readers can easily understand what is going on. As a teacher, this book is perfect for introducing young children to skills such as “reading the pictures” and for teaching older children skills like inferencing. If you love sweet stories with characters that repeatedly overcome life’s many obstacles and happy endings, this series is a must read! Andy Runton's Owly Volume 5: Tiny Tales by Andy Runton is a popular book for ALL AGES. This book talks about the kindness of this kind owl named Owly and his pal Wormy about their tiny tales! I picked up this book because I wanted to continue the Owly series. I finished this book because I can't let go of the book. It was too awesome! I think I would recommend this to Kelly because I don't know why but for some reason, she relates to Owly.
What do You think about Owly, Vol. 5: Tiny Tales (2008)?
Lots of short good-deeds stories involving Owly plus a section about how he came to be.
—Elena2448
I love this book!It is so-o-o-o-o-o cute! Hey, I wonder why Owly didn't eat wormy...
—ekeneosinubi
