I Hear a Búho
Author: Raquel MacKay
Illustrator: Armando Fonseca
Publisher: Scribble, 2024
A dPICTUS 100 Outstanding Picture Books selection for 2024
Penguin Random House Australia Best Designed Children's Picture Book at the 73rd Australian Book Design Awards (2025)
I Hear a Búho is a rhyming story with text in English and Spanish, which encompasses language, the parent-child bond, nature, and the benefit of being still, and listening.
A mother and daughter are snuggling together on their porch, listening to the sounds of the night. A girl makes animal calls and her mother responds sweetly. To their surprise a real owl appears and flies across the night sky.
‘A vibrantly artsy wind-down book.’ —Publishers Weekly
‘As with many well-written picture books that appear at first glance to be for the very young, in the hands of an imaginative teacher they can become powerful teaching tools for all ages, and this one has great potential too.’ ―Barbara Braxton, teacher librarian
‘It is both a lovely exploration of the bond between parent and child, and the beauty of stillness and quiet appreciation of our natural world. The illustrations are so very striking that they will instantly engage young readers.’ ―Sue Warren, Just So Stories
'A brilliant bedtime book for introducing young children to a new language - one to treasure!’ ―Dr. Naomi Thompson, Little Library Owl