This book by Chris Haughton is a lift-the-flap illustrated adventure. I read it to my friend Dave's 2-1/4 year old son, who, when I visited Dave earlier today for a long overdue catchup, no sooner than I had been presented with a cup of tea & settled myself upon the sofa, demanded (very nicely, mind you) that I read it to him. And I have to say, for a book to read with/to children under the age of four or so, it's not bad at all!
In it, our protagonist Little Owl falls out of his* tree. He panics, but soon meets a squirrel, who determines to help him re-find his mother. Due to the limitations of linguistic description, Squirrel leads Little Owl, one-by-one, into contact with a Bear, a Rabbit, and a Frog - obviously none of whom are Mummy Owl. Then finally, with Frog's input, Squirrel guesses correctly, and Little & Mummy Owls are reunited. The story closes with Squirrel & Frog being invited back to the Owls' nest for biscuits (it is unclear why Bear & Rabbit aren't invited, but I guess they weren't as immediately helpful as Frog was). Simple story, well-phrased for children learning their way around books, and the illustration style (which is by the author, I gather) is delightful. A great book for very young children.
* Little Owl is simply referred to throughout as Little Owl, with no pronouns being used, so I assume it's fair to say he could just as easily be she, but I was reading it to a young boy so that's where the character placement found itself in my head.
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