1/7/2024 0 Comments Owly book series"The main story of book 4, like all of the Owly stories, has an element of truth to it," he said. Runton says that both the story set up and the moral are drawn from life. Owly and Wormy try to make friends with an opossum, but Wormy thinks the new critter might be a dragon while the opossum has an instinctual fear of owls. The fourth Owly book "Owly: A Time to Be Brave," focuses on overcoming fear. I think that combination helps make it a truly all-ages series." And the 'Owly' stories are emotionally deep in that way. Human interaction and friendship are timeless themes. My mom loves 'Star Wars' for the interplay between the characters and how they develop over time. And as for adults, I'll use the 'Star Wars' analogy again. These are characters finding their own way and going on adventures, and I think that's what younger readers find appealing. And Owly is kind of like the story of R2D2 and C3PO without all of the other stuff getting in the way. Take for instance Star 'Wars.' R2D2 was always my favorite character as a kid. Sure I loved to read action and crime-fighting tales, but I always wanted to know more about the plucky little sidekick than the main character. These are the kinds of stories I was always drawn to when I was growing up. I never tried to make it appeal to everyone, but it just seemed to work out that way. "I honestly didn't think anyone would like it but me, so I'm quite surprised of the broad appeal that Owly has," he said." "It's amazing, nonetheless. Runton is modest regarding Owly's all-ages fan base. After that, everything just unfolded, and I started writing stories based on Owly." He had been there all the time, but I had overlooked him in my searching. He already had his own group of friends that I had been adding to the notes now and then, and I loved drawing him. "One day, I just looked at Owly and saw what I had. Over the years, Owly sort of became my mascot." Though he did not initially set out to make an "Owly" comic, Runton saw that he had already created a strong visual character with something like a story to support him. So I drew this little owl named Owly on the notes to make her smile. She's loved my cute little drawings - the cuter the better. "I would leave little notes for my mom and let her know what time I went to bed and it was always late, so she called me her little owl. When I was in college, I lived at home and would stay up really late working on design projects," Runton said. "Owly started out as a simple little doodle on a post-it note. Time with Mom played a large part in Owly's creation, as well. So Owly seems to be a combination of my two favorite genres." I guess it was kind of just ingrained in me. For a while I actually wanted to do children's books, but every time I drew out a story, comics are what came out. "When I was small, my mom would read children's books to me every night and when I got older, I read lots of comic books. "I don't think it's all that different from traditional books, but I guess I've come to realize that Owly is really a hybrid of the worlds of traditional children's books and comic books," Runton continued.
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