Read with Natalie, very good for first grade interests.

{My thoughts} – I’m beginning to become a huge fan of the owl diaries series. I find it to have colorful illustrations that match the story within its pages. I enjoy the simplicity of the stories as well as how each book has a nice little lesson wrapped up within its pages.

In this book Eva’s class is assigned a project to help them learn what it means to be true owls of the forest. Once they complete their projects they are suppose to take a special Owl Oath.

Eva doesn’t think she’s worthy of taking the oath because she feels like her project failed. However, the night of the oath everyone convinces her that her project was a success and that she was the only owl that actually helped the Forrest animals.

If you enjoyed all the other books in this series, I’m certain you will enjoy this one as well. I can’t wait to see where Eva will take us next!

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Found this gem in iLotte's Kinokuniya Book Sale a couple of months back. It tells about a little owl called Eva that wrote in her diary about an upcoming Owl Oath. This is what's in the oath:⁣
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We are owls,⁣
Brave and true.⁣
We help each other,⁣
And others, too.⁣
We're wise and kind,⁣
Through and through! ⁣
We are owls!⁣
Too-wit! Too-woo!⁣
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This book is so cute I can't stand it! The story is simple yet inspiring, it teaches kids to be passionate and love each other with a very adorable illustration. My daughter loves this book, she finished this book herself, this book is very suitable for first and second grader that starts to learn to read a longer story.⁣
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Ava and her classmates are preparing to take the Owl Oath at the end of the week, so they must all do projects that prove that they understand what it means to be wise, brave, and kind. We see the usual amount of angst here as Ava tries to be the best while also struggling with her self-confidence. I found the book as charming as the others, and it should be noted that there are larger paragraphs/word bubbles than I remember from previous books. Also, while the other owl's projects were cute, I did find it quite funny when it's admitted that Ava's project was the only one that actually helped someone.

For: fans of owls; readers wanting a diary format and fun illustrations; readers looking for a book about being brave regardless of one's fear.

Possible red flags: angst; getting lost/stuck in a storm.

Adorable! I liked how Eva’s classmates encouraged her!

Cute addition to the series....much better than the last one. Still recommend for young readers who want to move on to chapter books.

I love the idea of "branching" kids into chapter books, but I thought this was a little bland and repetitive, even for the age group. The illustrations are cute though!