Owls in the Family

Name: Owls in the Family
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.6 (8 reviews)
Author: Farley Mowat
ISBN: 9781666695205

Author: Farley Mowat

Narrator: Paul Heitsch

Unabridged: 1 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

Published: 02/17/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Science & Nature Stories, Children's Humor

Synopsis

Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that. But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood? In Farley Mowat’s exciting children’s story, a young boy’s pet menagerie—which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog—grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense. This audiobook is expertly read by Paul Heitsch, with audio engineering by Blake Rook. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont. Copyright (C) 1961, 1989 by Farley Mowat (P) (2025) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

About Paul Heitsch

Paul Heitsch is an audiobook narrator, a pianist, a composer, a sound designer, a producer, and a teacher. As a member of The Second City National Touring Company, he has performed with Chris Farley, Steve Carrell, Jane Lynch, and many others. Prior to becoming a narrator, he worked to produce hundreds of spoken-word products for companies like LeapFrog, VTech Kids, and Rosetta Stone.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad on December 19, 2011

I don't know how true these memories are, but they are my memories, so they are true enough for this. Around 34 or 35 years ago, I went into my elementary school library and talked to Mrs. Dogleash (surely Mrs. Dalgliesh, like the famous Liverpool footballer and manager, but we always thought of her......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 03, 2019

A sweet little book about a young boy in Saskatoon raising two owls. One he purposefully set out to capture and raise, and the other he gets by accident when he finds some bullies torturing it. Wol and Weeps are two very different owls, but both of them have loads of personality, and my kids loved h......more

Goodreads review by Katie on November 11, 2009

I remembered loving this book from when I was a kid! My sister's favorite animals were owls, so we were in awe of Farley's family who had two pet owls. After looking around for this book in the library, I finally ordered it off Amazon. It was so worth it! It was a quick read of 3 sittings and all th......more

Goodreads review by Gretchen on November 21, 2018

I just love this book. It goes back in a time when boys could roam and explore. This boy captures two owls and they live at home with him! It is quite hilarious! I also love that it is a true story......more

Goodreads review by Julia on December 20, 2022

We really enjoyed this book, but my youngest was very upset by the last chapter, when they moved to the city and left the owls with a friend.......more