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I fell asleep before I could post this last night, but happy Potatomas everyone!

Nominated for the 2026 Washington Children's Choice Award ?? I've read this book to all my K-5 classes. We have a core value, "We all belong". And this book spoke to that. We will revisit the book soon when the character trait for the month is empathy. 2 books this year feature unhoused characters and I worried they would be uncomfortable reads, but the students were interested and thoughtful. I ❤️ this book!

Reviewing this book also brought to mind this barred owl I saw on my Thanksgiving hike this year

Reviewing this book made me think of my last unexpected owl encounter, which was just over a week ago with a pair of hooting Great Horned owls in the predawn hours. The lack of daylight meant I couldn‘t really take a good picture.

As an amateur birder who adores owls, this quiet picture book struck a chord. I‘ve seen owls in unexpected places and missed them when I searched, so I loved how this captures the magic of finally spotting one. A gentle, beautiful reminder of why we keep looking. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I colored this picture and wrote this about it.

#haiku #haikuhive

Sequel to the award winning Knight Owl, early Bird wants to be like owl but isn't nocturnal.

I‘m calling it for October. No favorite this month. #wrapup

Me and hubby went on a nature walk today so I could get some pics of the changing leaves. 🍁
I‘ll have to sparse them out in terms of posting! 🤣

#beautybreak

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My first half of October - 3844pts. @BookwormAHN #hauntedshelf #BlackCatCrew