What happens when an owl forgets the night?

A gentle bedtime story about rediscovering wonder and finding your way home.

Ollie is an owl who belongs to the night. He hunts in darkness and flies under the moonlight. At least, he's supposed to. But one morning, Ollie wakes up with a growing panic: he can't remember what night feels like.

The daytime world is bright, busy, and wrong. Desperate to understand, Ollie seeks help from his forest friends, but it's a tiny firefly named Spark who offers the most important clue: stop trying to remember and start experiencing what's here right now.

When darkness finally returns, Ollie discovers he hadn't forgotten the sights or sounds of the night. He'd forgotten his place within it his role as guardian, hunter, and creature of darkness. He had lost touch with the part of himself that was woven into the nighttime world.This touching story teaches children: That feeling confused or displaced is temporary.How to find your way back when you lose touch with yourself.The difference between knowing about something and truly experiencing it.That home is being exactly who you're meant to be, right where you belong.How friends can guide us, but we must find our own truth.Perfect for young readers who: Sometimes feel like they don't quite fit in.Are learning about nocturnal animals and different times of day.Love gentle stories about self-discovery and animal characters.Need reassurance that feeling lost is okay and temporary.What parents and teachers love: A calming bedtime story with a peaceful, reassuring ending.Beautiful, non-scary descriptions of nighttime.Addresses feelings of displacement in an age-appropriate way.Includes discussion questions and activities to extend the learning.Perfect for social-emotional learning (SEL) about identity and belonging.

Through lyrical prose and gentle wisdom, The Owl Who Forgot the Night reminds readers that we can always find our way home to ourselves.

Join Ollie as he journeys from confusion to rediscovering the darkness he loves and the owl he was always meant to be.

From Alicia Marshal, author of The Brave Little Bat's Big Night and The Snuggly Snail's Cozy Trail, comes another gentle bedtime tale about finding where you truly belong.

Ages: 4-8 (Early Readers/Read-Aloud) Genre: Children's Fiction, Bedtime Stories, Animals, Self-Discovery