Mr. Owliver loves being night watchman at the Animaltown Art Museum; he’s an owl and up all night anyway, and proud to protect such beautiful works of art. Alone but never lonely, he has all the subjects in the paintings for company. His favorite? The lovely Ms. Wren in Auguste Wrenoir’s The Loge. Making his rounds on the night of his birthday, Mr. O. discovers that things aren’t quite as they should be, that something very odd is going on in all the galleries. And so begins a happy night full of birthday surprises. This book cleverly introduces children to famous masterpieces and art history, while entertaining parents with painful painterly puns.
