This picture book tells the warm and humorous story of a baby owl who falls from its home in a tree and loses its mother. On its journey to find her again, the baby owl meets a kind squirrel who offers to help. "Little one, what does your mom look like?" "My mom is very big — about this big!" Based on this description, the squirrel sets out to find an animal that matches. But is the animal she finds really the baby owl's mother? She brings the baby owl to a big bear, thinking it might be its mother — but it isn't. Finding the mother owl doesn't turn out to be so simple, but the funny expressions of the animals the baby owl meets along the way, together with the squirrel's quirky guesses, make the story delightfully fun and hint that a happy ending is on its way. This is a warm, gentle picture book that reassures readers everything will turn out fine in the end. - Learn About Animals With Similar Features to the Mother Owl As children read along, they join in the search for the mother owl and think about what an owl really looks like. The squirrel looks for an animal with perky ears and big round eyes, believing each one might be the mother — but every time, a different animal appears instead. Although none of these animals turn out to be the mother owl, each one shares some feature with an owl. Reading together with their parents, children can learn about the animals' sizes, unique features, fur colors, habitats, and diets. - Learn How to Handle an Emergency by Thinking About What Mom Looks Like What does my own mom look like? Through this book, children are encouraged to think about their own mother — is she tall, what does her face and hair look like? They'll also naturally observe themselves to see whether they resemble their mom, prompting them to think about their family and their own appearance. This story also offers a wonderful opportunity to teach children what to do if they ever get separated from their mother — including memorizing their home phone number and address, and knowing how to ask a police officer for help in an emergency.