{"id":101,"date":"2025-01-07T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=101"},"modified":"2025-05-20T20:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T20:51:20","slug":"knight-owl-by-christopher-dennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/?p=101","title":{"rendered":"Knight Owl by Christopher Dennis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy 2025! Dr. Toughlove hopes you enjoy reading her January 2025 book review, <em><strong>Knight Owl<\/strong><\/em>, by Christopher Dennis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default wp-duotone-unset-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-scaled.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-122x300.jpg 122w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-416x1024.jpg 416w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-768x1891.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-624x1536.jpg 624w, https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/knightowl-832x2048.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy 2025! In honor of the new year, Dr. Toughlove thought she would introduce a book she just discovered and really loves \u2013 \u201cKnight Owl\u201d, written and illustrated by Christopher Denise. \u201cKnight Owl\u201d is a New York Times best-seller and a Caldecott Honor Book. Denise has enjoyed a distinguished career as an illustrator, but \u201cKnight Owl\u201d is his first book as an author and illustrator. Published in 2022, it is quickly becoming a favorite for parents, teachers, child care providers and most importantly, children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the day he was born, Owl wanted one thing and one thing only \u2013 to be a Knight. Owl believed that Knights were brave, strong and clever, attributes that he felt sure he could achieve. So, the very determined and focused Owl enrolled in Knight School \u2013 and the challenges began. Swords and shields were heavy, and daytime naps interfered with valuable instruction. Despite these setbacks, Owl persevered and completed Knight School, and then the fun begins\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Toughlove doesn\u2019t want to give the story away, but Christopher Denise does a masterful job of depicting Owl\u2019s adventures as a Knight with bravery, ingenuity and humor. In addition, Denise\u2019s eye-catching illustrations just jump off the page. Throw in a fire-mouthed dragon, and it is impossible not to be enthralled by the story and the visual presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy Owl\u2019s antics, Dr. Toughlove suggests that you read book number two of the Knight Owl series, entitled \u201cKnight Owl and Early Bird\u201d. It would be an interesting exercise to compare and contrast the two books, a task that children very often love to do. Exploring a book through the eyes of children can often be an eye-opening experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to read a book filled with hope, courage and optimism, \u201cKnight Owl\u201d is the book for you. \u201cKnight Owl\u201d is appropriate for children aged 4-8, and is available at your local library.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy 2025! Dr. Toughlove hopes you enjoy reading her January 2025 book review, Knight Owl, by Christopher Dennis.&nbsp; Happy 2025! In honor of the new year, Dr. Toughlove thought she would introduce a book she just discovered and really loves \u2013 \u201cKnight Owl\u201d, written and illustrated by Christopher Denise. \u201cKnight Owl\u201d is a New York [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=101"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":613,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101\/revisions\/613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carolfranksrandall.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}