Owl Boy

Al is fascinated by owls: he reads about them, watches films with owls, draws them, and sleeps with a stuffed owl. Wanting to be an owl rather than a child shapes how he sees everyday life. He avoids sunshine because owls are nocturnal and turns away from playing with friends because he understands owls as solitary. Humor and watercolor-and-marker illustrations accompany his owl-centered wish and the behavior it inspires in Al.