Our daughter developed an interest in owls when we painted an owl mural in her little brother's nursery.  For months she made us take her in his room and lift her up to each one on the wall so she could give it a kiss.  We are past that point now, (which is lucky because she is pretty heavy for her age and some of the owls are up pretty high), but she is still fond of them.  When I came across this book I was sure she would enjoy it. . . . And I was right.

Poor Owl is just trying to get a little shut eye, but he is constantly disturbed by various noises of daytime animals. Buzzy bees, nut-cracking squirrels, cooing doves, pecking woodpeckers all seem to all be working against him. How will owl ever get any rest with such noisy neighbors? Blake loves to repeating the various animal sounds and is thrilled with the surprise at the end of the book.

The paper bag owl puppet project this book inspired is really quite simple.  I think a picture is almost enough direction. I will say that we did trim about 3 inches from the bottom of the bag. We also made the wings by making several cuts in a strip of construction paper and then rolling the ends around a pencil to give them a little curl.  The only items needed for the project are a paper bag, construction paper,scissors, glue, and a good imagination to bring your owl to life.