Chouette

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD FOR FICTION "Claire Oshetsky’s novel is a marvel: its language a joy, its imagination dizzying." —Rumaan Alam, New York Times bestselling author of Leave the World Behind An exhilarating, provocative novel of motherhood in extremis Tiny is pregnant. Her husband is delighted. “You think this baby is going to be like you, but it’s not like you at all,” she warns him. “This baby is an owl-baby.” When Chouette is born small and broken-winged, Tiny works around the clock to meet her daughter’s needs. Left on her own to care for a child who seems more predatory bird than baby, Tiny vows to raise Chouette to be her authentic self. Even in those times when Chouette’s behaviors grow violent and strange, Tiny’s loving commitment to her daughter is unwavering. When she discovers that her husband is on an obsessive and increasingly dangerous quest to find a “cure” for their daughter, Tiny must decide whether Chouette should be raised to fit in or to be herself—and learn what it truly means to be a mother. Arresting, darkly funny, and unsettling, Chouette is a brilliant exploration of ambition, sacrifice, perceptions of ability, and the ferocity of motherly love.

Learn about how owls and bats live, hunt and raise their young.

The entire collection of poetry by Laura Chouette in eBook-format. Including the books: »When Dusk Falls« and »Profound Reverie«. This book includes no pictures, just text.

The house is bustling in anticipation of a Thanksgiving feast, and Caillou dreams of all the things he’ll eat at his favorite meal. Yet today he will discover that there is more to the holiday than delicious food—it’s about being thankful for the good things and important people in his life. Capturing the precious memories and emotions of the holiday season, toddlers will learn about the deeper meaning of Thanksgiving in this vividly illustrated story. Also available in trade cloth/hardcover (ISBN: 978-2-89718-021-8)

Caillou applies makeup on Rosie's doll with disasterous results.

For centuries, children of all cultures have been fascinated by fairy tales. Why do these time-honored stories still hold so much interest?The surreal adventures of fairy tales depict issues that concern children and help answer questions they may have. Exploring ambivalent feelings, rivalry, sexuality, death, or fear of the future, fairy tales offer a way to face these issues by appealing to the child’s imagination. This is why fairy tales are still as current today as they ever were.

Caillou and his parents have a bad morning when the alarm does not go off and everyone is late.

The sun is shining, and all of the nature is stirring. Baby Caillou's day is off to a good start.