Owls: Our Most Charming Bird

Got this book for my 10 year old brother who loves owls, he loves it!

Absolutely adorable - loved it from cover to cover!This book was fabulous!Matt Sewell goes through all of the owl breeds scattered throughout the world and provides little snippets into their species.His off-the-cuff humor was perfect for this quirky book.So many books about owls end up being chock-full of facts that (while interesting) tend to be a bit dry. Thankfully, this was never the case in Sewell's book.Each owl described was accompanied by a simplistically beautiful and vibrant watercolor - the way he captured the personality of these birds in just a few strokes of his brush was truly magnificent.I loved how he talked about the common myths accompanied with owl breeds - it really made the book fun and exciting!Definitely a fabulous book to pick up for the owl lover in your life!

I already use some of the images as a jumping off point for a class I am teaching in negative painting. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

I gifted our 8 year old granddaughter with this book. She loved it and has gone back to it countless times. Her parents were also very pleased....especially with the illustrations. I have been collecting owls for 60;years.

Wonderful book and artwork! Highly recommend.

Quite a few owls (50) from around the world packed into this little book. The descriptions are brief, usually with an indication of locale. The drawings are accurate and quite good. The small size of this volume would allow you to carry it with you when searching for and spotting owls.

I bought the book for the artistry of Matt Sewell more than the descriptions of the Owls. I have Sewell Garden Birds and Atlas of Birds also.

Our little one loves owls. This book has great beautiful art of each owl with facts on each page. The book is well worth the cost. We have even ordered other books by this same writter/artist and have been happy with each one.

While the dimensions fall a little short, this reads like a great coffee table book to be perused from time to time. The watercolour pictures that accompany each owl are well executed, and, at the price point, bat far above the average. My kid LOVES owls and insists on reading this daily.

Brilliant! I already have Matt Sewell's book Our Garden Birds, (received as a gift), so when I saw this one on owls I decided to buy it. I love it - the pictures are comic and endearing but also very true to life. As we have an owl sanctuary near us, I can verify that owls do actually do the things Matt says they do! Check out the White-faced Scops Owl - I've seen one do the big/little thing that is described on his page! Fantastic book for young and old alike and wonderful illustrations. I'm going to treat myself to both his Woodland and Birdsongs books now so I have the full collection. :-)

Sehr schöne Bilder von Eulen, insgesamt ansprechend gemacht und für Eulen-Liebhaber ein Genuss. Ein Buch zum immer wieder drin schmökern.

I think my better half now has most, if not all, of Matt Sewells books.All are beautifully illustrated and great to flick through, they make excellent coffee table books as they hold the attention of both young and old.They also make fantastic presents for bird lovers too.I hope you find my review helpful.

Good for an admirer of owls or art