Knight Owl and Early Bird

The Knight Owl #2

by Christopher Denise

Chevalier Chouette est le capitaine de la garde de nuit. C'est quelqu'un de très important. Chaque nuit, il veille sur le château ; chaque matin, il profite d'un repos bien mérité. Sa vie est aussi réglée que du papier à musique. Jusqu'au jour où... quelque chose ou quelqu'un se met à faire tout un tintouin et chamboule son quotidien ! Mais ne dit-on pas que l'on a souvent besoin d'un plus petit que soi ?

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fantasy, Animals, Birds, Friendship, Humor

48 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2024

About the author

Christopher Denise spent much of his childhood in Shannon, Ireland, exploring castles and dreaming of great adventures. He is the illustrator of many critically acclaimed books for young readers, including Anika Denise’s Bunny in the Middle, Alison McGhee’s Firefly Hollow, and Rosemary Wells’s Following Grandfather, as well as several in Brian Jacques’s award-winning Redwall series. His books have appeared on the Indie Next List and the New York Times bestseller list. Knight Owl (march 2022) marks his author-illustrator debut. Christopher’s current adventures include exploring coastal Rhode Island, where he lives with his family.

Reviews

[Jessica]

I thought, Surely he can't do it twice! Surely this one won't be as delightful as the first!

BUT IT IS. It's so darn CUTE!

[P.A.]

This book is a follow-up to the successful Knight Owl, by the same author. Like the first book, it is about relationships and the discovery of worth. Illustrated by the author, the book is a jewel to behold and will be loved by children and adults alike. It will be donated to St. Joseph’s School, in Chehalis, WA.

[Alissa J. Zavalianos]

I just love these books! The illustrations and characters are so sweet :)

[Tiana Hadnt]

I loved the first one and I loved this one. Just delightful. And the art is beautiful. This is an all ages book. He could write 15 books in this series and I’d read every single one. Do I have kids? Nope. There just is something so wholesome and comforting in kids’ books and middle grade . Adults can have a sort of sense of peace for a while. If I’m going through a stressful time, sometimes letting my inner child picking what to read is exactly what’s needed. I think a lot more people would be a lot more happy if they remembered that feeling - before bills and work and all the other adulting - it was you and your imagination. There’s a purity in that. An excellent palate cleanser before your next Brandon Sanderson tome or hard-hitting literary fiction. Just a book about a little bird who wants to be a knight.

[Rod Brown]

The eager new recruit for the Knight Night Watch is a little bird that talks too much and prefers to be awake during the day. Early Bird is annoying and creates a dangerous situation for Owl, but still manages to become something tolerable by the end.

It's not as cute as the first book, but a fine follow-up all the same.

[Sunny Lu]

Sweetie

[Elizabeth]

spectacular, gimme 14 of ‘em right now

[Andrea]

Just as delightful as Knight Owl! Love it!!

[Haileyandherkindle]

love it!

Arrow (my kid) rates this 100 stars. 10/10 for the wolves in the story. Love the early bird and her rescue mission 👏🏻😂

[Harlow]

Thank you Ninong for reading this to me! I would say I am both an early bird and a knight owl!

[Meg]

Newphew's Review: "It's good but there's no dragons"

[Jason Waltz]

Another great story of the Knight Owl and now his trusty sidekick, a Robin, just like The Batman. Fun storytelling!

[Lauren loc]

sat in a bookstore w my bf and showed him almost every page with tears in my eyes saying look how CUTEEEEEE

[Lauren Canaday Johnson]

Edit: The kids LOVED these two books. I even got an applause. 🥹

I like these books a lot. Going to try them both for storytime next month.

[Susan Morris]

Lovely story & gorgeous illustrations. I’m a big Knight Owl fan! (But definitely not an early bird! 😁)

[kim]

adorable and funny

[Kate Willis]

I love the message, and Early Bird is adorable. 🧡

[Christine Heron]

Cute and fun! Get book one and read the two together with your littles.

[Χρήστος Κούτσιανος]

Μια υπέροχη ιστορία με εξαιρετική εικονογράφηση, που μας διδάσκει πως διαφορετικά άτομα μπορούν να συνεργαστούν με εξαιρετικά αποτελέσματα.

[Marion Biondi]

“Why is Marion reading children’s books?”

Because I’m 7 books behind on my goodreads. (And because I’ve been placed on kids station at the bookstore so I’m bored)

I liked this one. Just like beauty and the beast but with platonic genderless bird creatures

[Jennifer Quinones]

Super super cute, really quick plot resolution. GORGEOUS art.

[Kate O'Shea]

4.5

[Salomé]

Jpp Petite Oiselle est BEAUCOUP trop mims

[Anne-Lise]

Ca, comme le premier, c'était vraiment trop mignon. Tout doux et très efficace, en quelques pages on a le portrait de Petite Oiselle, qu'on ne connaissait pas encore. La fin est trop chouette (héhé). Bref, super lecture pour les petits et grands! (Mais je suis subjective, j'adore les chevaliers!)

service presse

[Sarah]

Qui aurait cru que l'on pouvait faire encore plus mignon que Chevalier Chouette ?!

[lou.crpl]

Trop CHOUETTE mdrrr

en vrai c’est un retour adorable de chevalier chouette avec un nouveau tout petit personnage qui va vous faire fondre d’amour 🦉✨

[Miranda Reads]

ohmygoodnessgracious. There's two of them.

110% one of the cutest books I've read this year. LOVED it.

[AlenGarou]

Con mia grande sorpresa è uscito il seguito di Cavalier gufo… e chi sono io per dire di no a tutta la sua coccolosità?
La storia in sé mi ha entusiasmato meno del primo volume.
Cavalier gufo, abituato a fare il turno di notte per difendere le mura dai lupi, si ritroverà alle prese con una allodola mattiniera che vuole seguire le sue orme e diventare anche lei un cavaliere. Il problema? Beh, non è adatta a fare i turni di notte, così come Cavalier Gufo non sarà più in grado di dormire a causa di tutto il baccano che farà durante il giorno.
Ne deriverà quindi un litigio e…
Potete leggere il resto, considerando che sono pochissime pagine.
Insomma, le illustrazioni sono sempre uno spettacolo, i personaggi sono adorabili e il messaggio insito nella storia è sempre ottimo per i più piccoli.
A questo punto non mi resta altro che aspettare il terzo… se ci sarà.

[cobwebbing]

The reoccurring themes in the Knight Owl series thus far have mostly to do with appreciation of differences between people (such as they are), friendship, and compromise, all of which are valuable to teach to children.

As with the first book, the artwork is gorgeous and inspiring. I found myself pausing to examine cute background details several times. The use of differing font sizes also helped characterize Early Bird, who is adorable and likable despite how she annoys Knight Owl initially.

My only note might be that poor wolves have once again gotten a bit of a bad rep in fairy tales. Here's hoping there's a chance to make friends with them in the threequel.

[Shanna]

An oh-so-adorable follow-up to Knight Owl, this one follows our owl friend as he meets a new bird, Early Bird! Early Bird wants to be a knight too. She thinks if she asks enough questions, Knight Owl will teach her to be a knight. But, at the end of the night, Knight Owl just wants to sleep. Will Early Bird get to learn how to be a proper knight? Will she learn how to be a good friend to Knight Owl? And will Knight Owl learn the patience that a friendship with Early Bird will take? Find out!

I loved the ending to this one. So sweet.

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