About This Book
Reach for this book when your child starts begging for a pet or shows an intense, muddy fascination with the creatures living in your own backyard. This classic memoir follows Billy, a young boy growing up on the Canadian prairies, as he adopts two highly individualistic great horned owls named Wol and Weeps. Beyond the slapstick humor of owls disrupting dinner parties and outsmarting the family dog, the story explores the deep responsibility and emotional bond that comes with caring for wild animals. It is a joyful, slightly chaotic celebration of childhood independence and the natural world, perfect for independent readers aged 8 to 12 or as a spirited family read-aloud.
