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Awards and honors for Little Hoot:
Book Sense Children's Pick, Summer 2008
Kirkus, Starred Review
Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review
School Library Journal, Starred Review




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Little Hoot

By Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Illustrated by Jen Corace

8 x 8 in; 36 pp ; full-color throughout
Hardcover
Published in December, 2007
ISBN 081186023X
ISBN13 9780811860239

$12.99  

Little Hoot -- It's not fair! All Little Owl wants is to go to bed at a reasonable hour, like his friends do. But no . . . Mama and Papa say little owls have to stay up late and play. So Little Owl spends all night jumping on his bed, playing on the jungle gym, and doing tricks on his skateboard—but he's hooting mad about it ! Children who have a hard time going to bed will love this fun twist on the universal dilemma.

Amy Krouse Rosenthal is a Chicago-based writer. She is the author of Little Pea, Cookies, and The OK Book.

Jen Corace graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration. A New Jersey native, she now lives in Seattle.

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Corace's illustrations are more daring, throwing a wider color spectrum into the mix and showing a slight anime influence. The book feels familiar right away without losing its sense of surprise--such a pleasure to read that even 'they owl lived happily ever after' can be forgiven. More!" —The New York Times

"This outing is not to be missed." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"I have seen effective bedtime tales in my day, but few are such perfect little packages as 'Little Hoot'....It is funny. It is memorable. I say we have a winner." —School Library Journal/A Fuse #8 Production Blog, Review of the Day

"Another captivating, crowd-pleasing twist on a familiar domestic issue....a hoot and a half." —Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"Little Hoot is a hero any parent could love…" —Shelf Awareness

"You simply must read this book. MUST, do you hear me?" —Writing and Ruminating Blog

"…Amy Krouse Rosenthal neatly appeal[s] to the sensibilities both of bedtime rebels and of their law-giving parents." —The Wall Street Journal

"This fun reversal of traditional bedtime woes is sure to be enjoyed by many children." —School Library Journal, April 2008

"Kids who fight the seductive charms of straightforward bedtime books may find this reversal of the usually persuasions too funny-and convincing-to resist." —The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2008