In My Tree

In My... Chronicle

by Sara Gillingham, Lorena Siminovich

Turn the colorful die-cut pages of this irresistible board book to discover just what makes little owl's tree so cozy. Is it little owl's sturdy branch and snuggly roost? No, it's his loving family! Bright pictures, reassuring messages, unique layered pages and an adorable felt finger puppet attached to each book combine to create interactive reading and playtime fun!

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens

12 pages, Board book

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Christie Angleton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This can be sung flawlessly to the tune of the Beatles’ “In My Life” for extra read aloud goodness.

[Clive · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly he likes to sit and talk to the little owl. “Hoo hoo! Hoo Hoo!”

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

"In My Tree" by Sara Gillingham was very cute...similar to "In My Den," this book uses a hand-puppet to help convey to their readers that the bird is in all the scenes featured throughout the book. However, the only place the bird finds its "true" comfort is with its family. Moreover, Lorena Siminovich does a fantastic job with the illustrations...they compliment Ms. Gillingham's words very well.
As a parent, I throughly enjoyed reviewing this book. My daughter loved this book, and it helped her learn her colors so much. I'm very excited about exploring the other books in this series.
I give it 5 stars.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for baby storytime this week. It's a fun way to introduce puppets during one-on-one reading sessions and the babies were enamored. Short and sweet.

For: baby storytimes; readers who love books with woodland animals; readers wanting a book with puppets.

Red flags: may be frightening for some readers who don't like puppets or the change in textures between the book and the puppet.

[Cindy Jiménez-Vera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una maravilla para niños de 0-3 años. Es un manipulativo que puede usarse como libro marioneta. Le brinda al pequeño una experiencia multisensorial: ver, escuchar, tocar. Es una selección hermosa para el otoño.

[Kitty · Rating 4 out of 5]

We always like books with finger puppets around here. Definitely more toddler level than preschool, it’s still a cute owl book.

[Ky Haslam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This made for a cute, short bedtime story!

[June · Rating 4 out of 5]

Went over pretty well with the lap time crowd. Finger puppet owl kept everyone's attention, not much story. 10/24/12

Used again this year in Lap Time and since I only had a couple active 2 year olds for Story Time again for that. The 2 year olds were very taken with the finger puppet owl and came up to touch it and try it out after the story. 10/24/13

I love gimmicks. Worked great at lap time. 10/21/14

Did not work as great for Baby/Toddler, group too large?

[Cheryl Belt-Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Picture Book
birth to elementary
A picture finger puppet book with one sentence details of an owl in a tree.
Children will have so much fun with this owl finger puppet book. It is very entertaining for young children.
There are bright colors and the pages intertwine with eah other. The owl allows you to move within the pages to create interactive movement.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

We bought this when El was in utero, so I adore it. She loved it between 4-6 months, then hated it for awhile, and now loves it again. The cut-outs are great for her fingers and she wishes that the owl would come play more. Good one. Someone's making a killing on these suckers. :)

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's so short you can read it to your child in, like, 20 seconds. But, it's the first book my baby reached for and seemed interested in, so I will always love it. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful, and the whole thing is just really fun :)

[Mary Luzader · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've read a few in this series and have enjoyed them. They are all pretty much the same just with different animals (which is a-okay with me). The little finger puppet in this one, however, had a hard time fitting through the hole for the last page.

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet board book with an owl finger puppet attached to the book.

2019 storytime theme: baby storytime
2021 storytime theme: Babies (fall)
2023 storytime theme: baby (fall leaves woods)

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Carla Ehrenreich · Rating 3 out of 5]

nice cutout; I liked it better than the girls did.

[Micah Stav · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amanda gave me this book.

[Katie Fitzgerald · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read at Baby Lap Time on 7/29/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...

[Jenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very cute owl book, with a finger puppet that goes through all the pages. My daughter loved it, and grabbed hold of the owl with each page turn.

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are really cute and the owl puppet is adorable but feels a bit awkward since it doesn't really wiggle comfortably and you have to force it through the last cut out.

[JV · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great first book for babies!

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an adorable board book about a baby owl.It has a finger puppet owl that can see thru each page.

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful little book!!

[The Book Box]

I loved grabbing the baby owl finger puppet as my daddy read this book to me today.

[Orion Kopf · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mom can’t handle how cute this book is