A big part of our site here is to introduce you to a variety of children’s books, so you can explore themes that you would like to read in your own minority language homeschool. You can be assured that we read every single book here in our home. Since we generally read in Portuguese, German, and English, you will find the reviews based on one language specifically. This is for example interesting if translations change character names, or if we share pictures of the books, or if we mention publisher information. While we try to always link back to all three languages, sometimes not all books are localised in all languages.
“Saving Mr Hoot” - Helen Stephens
Ben discovers an owl in the tree in front of his house and makes friends with ‘Mr Shoo’, as he christens him. The two call to each other and seem to have a special relationship: The owl steals Ben's biscuit once and his glove another time while Ben waves to the owl. However, nobody else can see or hear the owl again, so nobody believes Ben that it actually exists.