Mitra Modarressi

A young owlet embarks on his first flight in this rhyming picture-book from author/illustrator Mitra Modarressi, discovering that his fears of flying are unfounded, and that he is a natural...

I had never heard of Modarressi when I picked up Owlet's First Flight at my public library, attracted by the cover, and by my fondness for strigine characters. Unfortunately, I wasn't particularly impressed, finding the rhyme scheme awkward at times, and the artwork cute but not particularly memorable. There's nothing really wrong here, and some young children might find this a winsome bedtime story, but I think there are better owlish picture-books out there, from Martin Waddell's delightful Owl Babies to Divya Srinivasan's beautiful Little Owl's Night. I'd recommend one of these over Modarressi's offering, if the reader has a choice.… (more)