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It Takes Two to T'wit T'woo
Olive the tawny owl is looking for a friend. She calls out "t'wit", but no-one answers with a "t'woo". Maybe if all the animals help, the perfect friend might hear her.
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2013
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About the author
Paula Knight
35 books35 followersPaula is an author, illustrator and comics creator. She has illustrated numerous books for children and written three children's picture books as author. She's been a professional freelance illustrator since 1992.
Her first graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, (for adults) is published by Myriad Editions (UK) and Penn State University Press (N America). It's about the pressures on women to have children and what happens when life doesn't go to plan. An extract of it was shortlisted in Myriad's inaugural First Graphic Novel Competition in 2012. Judges included Ian Rankin, Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry and Steve Bell.
"Intensely moving… honest and personal. It is a story told in pictures with sparse words about fertility, about loss, about growth. Of expectations - both personal and those from friends, family and society. It is about grief and pain and love. I wish I could think of a less trite way of saying this, but it makes you feel less alone."
Victoria MacDonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News
"Funny, poignant and philosophical, this elegant graphic novel challenges cultural pronatalism and examines the experience of living with a chronic, yet poorly understood, illness. I learnt a lot from this visually sophisticated and tremendously informative work, which is a must-read for anyone interested in reproductive politics." -Ian Williams, co-founder, Graphic Medicine
Paula's interests include wildlife, especially of the feathered variety. She pleads with them to prefer her garden, but local felines have other ideas. Her love of nature often inspires her writing, especially her own tiny woodland of oaklings. She dabbles in photography and considers herself an enthusiastic amateur.
Instagram: @paulajkstudio (illustration) @paulajknight (photos)
Her first graphic memoir, The Facts of Life, (for adults) is published by Myriad Editions (UK) and Penn State University Press (N America). It's about the pressures on women to have children and what happens when life doesn't go to plan. An extract of it was shortlisted in Myriad's inaugural First Graphic Novel Competition in 2012. Judges included Ian Rankin, Bryan Talbot, Hannah Berry and Steve Bell.
"Intensely moving… honest and personal. It is a story told in pictures with sparse words about fertility, about loss, about growth. Of expectations - both personal and those from friends, family and society. It is about grief and pain and love. I wish I could think of a less trite way of saying this, but it makes you feel less alone."
Victoria MacDonald, Health and Social Care Correspondent, Channel 4 News
"Funny, poignant and philosophical, this elegant graphic novel challenges cultural pronatalism and examines the experience of living with a chronic, yet poorly understood, illness. I learnt a lot from this visually sophisticated and tremendously informative work, which is a must-read for anyone interested in reproductive politics." -Ian Williams, co-founder, Graphic Medicine
Paula's interests include wildlife, especially of the feathered variety. She pleads with them to prefer her garden, but local felines have other ideas. Her love of nature often inspires her writing, especially her own tiny woodland of oaklings. She dabbles in photography and considers herself an enthusiastic amateur.
Instagram: @paulajkstudio (illustration) @paulajknight (photos)
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
December 30, 2021
This is quite a nice story for young children and follows Olive a young owl searching for a mate to finish her Twit call with his T’woo. This is a good book as it includes good opportunities to discuss predictions, picture clues and adjectives whilst it also includes repetition which is helpful for young readers.
December 15, 2021
Educational and entertaining cute children's picture book about a female owl t'witting away trying to find her perfect t'wooing partner. Along the way she gets some help from wild and domestic animals along with a bee!
Beautifully illustrated, however I think the message might go over the heads of the younger audience that the book would appeal to.
Beautifully illustrated, however I think the message might go over the heads of the younger audience that the book would appeal to.
October 12, 2018
A nice story book about an owl who is trying to find their partner, one can t’wit and the other one can t’woo! Great story about friendship and helping one another. And a lovely fact about owls in the back of the book! Beautiful illustrations, too.
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September 23, 2019
Cute little take about an owl searching for a mate. I liked the information about owls at the back of the book that nicely completed the tale.
July 7, 2022
Such a cute book. My daughter loves it!
April 1, 2017
Lovely children's story of an owl looking for a partner, with some fun facts at the end, looking forward to reading to my child.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews