by Paul S. Adshead (author & illustrator)
A teasing, tongue-twisting, repeating, rhyming puzzle game story, cunningly constructed for children of all ages.
In the Forest of Nod, a snail is rudely awaken by an Odd Old Owl's snoring. She attempts to rally all the birds who come by her tree in increasingly large numbers to help her wake the owl so she can catch a few zee's. They clitter-clatter, shout, shriek, screech, squawk, whir, sing, quack, knock, hammer, chirp, chirrup and cheep...
"But One Odd Old Owl continues to sleep."
Finally comes a "Princely Peacock" whose "deafening fanfare gets rid of that Odd Old Owl all right. But before that poor Snail can doze off to bed, fifty-five birds start snoring instead!
Count the birds as they gather in the roosting tree. In almost every picture, one seems to be missing. But if you look very carefully you will find them secretly hidden.
Condition: with corners slightly curled, and some rubbing of colour illustrations onto facing white page; the activity section has been opened in the back but not filled out; with previous owner's name written in front, very good.
Published by Discovery Toys Canada, Inc.
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