Best Picks for Storytime about Owls

For a storytime craft,
try making these owl masks!










Toddler Read Alouds
Goodnight Owl by Dwell Studios
Good Night, Owl by Pat Hutchins
Little Owl by Mark Ezra
Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton
Oliver's Wood by Sue Hendra
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
Owlet's First Flight by Mitra Modarressi
Owls Fly by Kees Moerbeek
Where, Oh Where is Baby Bear?  by Ashley Wolff (2017) - nocturnal
Who's in the Forest?  by Phillis Gershator
Who's Who?  by Ken Geist

Preschool Read Alouds
Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
Eye Guess by Phillis Tildes
Frightened Little Owl by Mark Ezra
Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli (2016)
Hello, Bumblebee Bat by Darrin Lunde
Hootenanny!  by Kimberly Ainsworth
Hush-a-bye Babies by Janet Slingsby
I'm Not Cute! by Jonathan Allen - MY FAVORITE
I'm Not Scared! by Jonathan Allen
I'm Not Sleepy! by Jonathan Allen
It is the Wind by Ferida Wolff
Lazy Ozzie by Michael Coleman
Little Hoot by Amy Rosenthal - ALSO MY FAVORITE
One Odd Owl by Paul Adshead
Owly by Mike Thaler
Quiet Night by Marilyn Singer
Touch the Brightest Star by Christie Matheson (2015)
Whoo Goes There? by Jennifer Ericsson
Whooo's There by Mary Serfozo
WOW! Said the Owl by Tim Hopgood

Kindergarten Read Alouds
Billywise by Judith Nicholls
Cock-a-Doodle-Hooooooo! by Mick Manning
Hoot by Jane Hissey
Owliver by Robert Krauss
Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
Whoo Goes There?  by Jennifer Ericsson
Whoo-oo Is It? by Megan McDonald

Read Alouds About Other Night Creatures
Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes
Very Lonely Firefly by Eric Carle

Flannels, Songs and Story Extensions

Stories To Tell With Puppets/Flannels
Good Night Owl by Pat Hutchins
Hoot Owl Count
Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton
Whoo Goes There?  by Jennifer Ericsson
Who's in the Forest?  by Phillis Gershator

Five Little Owls
Five little owls going whoo-whoo-whoo
I kissed one - and away he flew!
(Countdown until none are left)

Five Hoot Owls -- flannel example and flannel pattern from Sunflower Storytime

Five hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.
(Repeat and count down until none are left) 

Owl in the Tree
(Tune of Skip to My Lou)
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Owl in the tree goes, “Hoo, hoo hoo,”
Skip to my lou, my darling.

Robin in the nest goes, “Tweet, tweet, tweet…”
Duck in the pond goes, “Quack, quack, quack…”
Rooster in the yard goes, “Cock a doodle doo…”

Owl version of "Wheels On the Bus"
The owls in the forest go whoo, whoo, whoo
Whoo, whoo, whoo
Whoo, whoo, whoo
The owls in the forest go whoo, whoo, whoo
All night long.

Repeat with:
The rabbits in the forest go bounce, bounce, bounce...
The bats in the forest go flap, flap, flap...