Owls in the Family

Written by Farley Mowat

Narrated by Paul Heitsch

Every child needs to have a pet. No one could argue with that.

But what happens when your pet is an owl, and your owl is terrorizing the neighbourhood?

In Farley Mowat’s exciting children’s story, a young boy’s pet menagerie—which includes crows, magpies, gophers and a dog—grows out of control with the addition of two cantankerous pet owls. The story of how Wol and Weeps turn the whole town upside down s warm, funny, and bursting with adventure and suspense.

This audiobook is expertly read by Paul Heitsch, with audio engineering by Blake Rook. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Copyright (C) 1961, 1989 by Farley Mowat (P) (2025) Echo Point Books & Media, LLC

• Language: English
• Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media, LLC
• Release date: Feb 17, 2025
• ISBN: 9781666695205

Farley Mowat

<p><b>Farley Mowat</b> was a Canadian writer, environmentalist, and activist. After serving in the military and exploring as a field technician in remote areas of Canada, Mowat published his first book, <I><b>People of the Deer</I></b>, in 1952. Over the next half-century he published dozens of titles and is best known for <I><b>Never Cry Wolf</I></b>, an account of his adventures with Arctic wolves in northern Manitoba, <I><b>The Dog Who Wouldn't Be</I></b>, a book for young adults, <I><b>The Boat Who Wouldn't Float</I></b> about his adventures sailing along the Newfoundland coast.</p>

Reviews for Owls in the Family

[reks · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Mowat remains a great storyteller. This book needs an extra chapter though, educating today's kids about treating wild life with respect. At the least. Produced in 2025, I find it quite problematic that the publisher did not bother.