HAPPY EASTER, LITTLE HOO!

A little owl goes on a first Easter
egg hunt at home with mother owl.

The mother owl, wearing a pink
apron, narrates the story as she encourages her chick to look for eggs she has
hidden around their cozy, well-appointed home. Their house has brown, wooden walls
and floors as if it might be inside a tree, but the owls enjoy all the features
of a human home, such as lamps, a fireplace, and a kitchen. The mother owl
gives Little Hoo specific hints on the location of each egg, with encouraging
comments and praise at each step. The simple text is set in large white type
against the brown backgrounds, with lots of exclamation marks to underscore the
mother’s cheerleading tone. Digitally produced illustrations use simple, bold
shapes and feature brightly decorated eggs, each in a different pattern, and
the two owls with their huge eyes exude a simple charm. Two glaring errors
detract from the book. A recap of eggs found in the living room indicates one
egg found behind a picture frame, but that frame is missing in the previous
illustration of the living room. Another illustration issue is a spread with
all the eggs lined up for counting, but the number of eggs shown does not
correspond with the collected eggs shown in the previous spread; little
counters will notice. In companion title
Little Hoo Has the Flu, the mother owl nurses her chick through a little
fever.