![]() However, there is a very nice storytelling moment when during their quest Owly and Wormy meet a pair of fireflies to light their nighttime path. This makes the stories seem disingenuous and I have to question the validity of the purpose. Andy Runton even includes this teacher resource page on his blog: … …as if Andy Runton sat down one day and said “I have the perfect thing for those elementary teachers…” The pictures are sweet and the text is minimal which is certainly an achievement but the stories themselves seem to have a moral impetus driving them….like you just know there’s a lesson at the end. The pictures are sweet and the text is minimal but the stories themselves seem to have a moral impetus driving them….like you just know there’s a lesson at the end. I can’t say this with any certainty but Owly has the feeling of being written for school-aged children. ![]() 1: The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer by Andy Runton ![]()
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