Owliver

'"I am an orphan." "I have no father." "I have no mother." "I don't have anybody." "Don't be so silly," said Owliver's father. "You do have a father." "And a mother, too," said Owliver's mother.' Kraus, Aruego and Dewey produce character after character with such an uncanny and sure touch that book after book are loved by children - with message that parents ignore at their peril! When Owliver gives his dramatic and heartrending performance as the orphan and is brought up short by his down-to-earth father, there are many sympathetic grins from budding thespians in the audience. His parents' aspirations for him, however, are dealt with in typical Kraus style and this parent (of a potential Oscar winner) is taking heed.