A Bit Lost
(8 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Walker Books
Little Owl falls asleep in his (rather precarious) nest, falls onto the ground with a 'bump' and becomes 'a bit lost'. Squirrel comes to his rescue and helps him find his mummy. But it's not Bear, or Rabbit, but Frog who knows where she is!
Chris Haughton's gorgeous graphic illustrations in lovely muted colours are printed on matt paper. The expressive animals have lots of charm and are wonderfully contrasted with the tall wooded forests dwarfing the small animals.
Young children will love this retelling of a classic tale of a small animal looking for its mother, and want to hear the story all over again when Little Owl looks as though he'll fall off off his perch again on the last spread.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Nora, 07 April 2021
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My little one started at nursery when he was 10 months old. He liked the book before - finding the sight gag about the bear particularly amusing - but once he started at nursery reading this became a cathartic activity every night. How he cheers when the mummy owl and baby owl are reunited. Interestingly, he refuses to read the last page where it becomes clear the situation is going to repeat. Love the graphics too - very beautiful.
ohnogeorge, 06 October 2016
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my son loves to help the little owl say to the squirrel that that is not this mummy! and he sure loves to say oh-oh when the little owl is about to fall off the nest again! beautiful book! very nice illustrations.
space mummy, 23 January 2015
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Although only 8 months Dai loves this book!
RachDaiWilliams, 24 July 2014
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This is my daughters absolute favourite book since she was about 6 months, now 15 months. She loves shouting Oh No! When baby owl falls out of the nest AGAIN! The illustrations are amazing, very original & stylish and the story is funny & quirky but with some learning about being careful not to get lost from Mummy
LibbyLou, 14 September 2012
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A lovely story to help my daughter understand the importance of talking and describing to others to get help.
teddy2, 21 August 2012
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This book really shows how children should try to empathise with situations and characters – by just showing it in the illustrations. A very thoughtful book.
Emilybear, 19 September 2011
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I like it when the squirrel points at all the animals that aren't the owls mummy.
bea, 03 September 2011
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This is one of my and my child’s favourites. It’s lovely how the first couple of pages work with each other. I like how the squirrel who’s trying to be helpful ends up making things more complicated, showing how sometimes being well-meaning isn’t enough on its own.