Owl and the Moon

A "Good, Round Friend"

Owl waves at his “good, round friend” the moon from “Owl and the Moon” in Arnold Lobel’s 1975 Owl at Home.

It is probably my favorite Arnold Lobel story, for I am Owl in not a few ways. I even have a porcelain owl nightlight in my bedroom I use when I go to bed. I cannot sleep without the soft glow of “Mr. Owl” perched on my windowsill. And I too have a…