Paul Friester

When Mommy Owl goes out for Little Owl's favorite food, Little Owl wants to follow her directions to not let anyone in--even when Mommy Owl returns.

"Who is that in the forest, howling and howling? A wolf? No. It's a little owl. Everyone in the neighborhood -- from hedgehog to crow to squirrel to mole to stag beetle -- tries to comfort the little owl. They rock her in a large cobweb. They give her a nut. But even the mole's necklace of flowers does not calm her down. What on earth could be the matter"--P. [4] of cover.