Owl Know How - Hardcover

Rabbit, Cat; Knowles, Isobel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423633180 ISBN 13: 9781423633181

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2013

Synopsis

Owl Know How is about solving problems, BIG problems that can only be solved by owls.

Enter the magical world of Cloud Town and meet Cornelia Rabbit and her best friend Orvi. With help from their friends, they save the town from falling into the treetops by working together and using “owl know how.” This picture book was created by the team of Cat Rabbit and Isobel Knowles. Everything was created out of felt, cardboard, and various other recycled materials. These Australian artists are award-winng, internationally recognized, and command their own cult following in the indie craft and art scene. Bonus owl pattern included for making your very own OWL! You can learn more, and watch an animated short about the book, at owlknowhow.com.

About this title

About the Authors

Cat Rabbit is a textile-based artist working in soft sculpture. Her plush works incorporate traditional domestic crafting techniques such as embroidery, knitting, and various needlecrafts to create threedimensional soft sculpture figures from her illustrated characters. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Isobel Knowles is a Melbourne-based animator whose work spans stop-motion animation films, interactive installataions, artistic commissions, collaborative performance, and children’s television. Her work has screened and won awards at Sundance, Cannes, and the Chicago International Film Festival. She has also made animations for Yo Gabba Gabba and others.

From the Back Cover

Owl Know How is about solving problems. Big problems that can only be solved with the help of owls.

From the Inside Flap

Owl Know How is about solving problems, BIG problems that can only be solved by working together. Enter the magical world of Cloud Town and meet Cornelia Rabbit and her best friend Orvi. With help from their friends, they save the town from falling into the treetops by working together and using their “owl know how.”

Illustrated with lush photographs of sweet fluffy rabbits and colorful doe-eyed owls all handmade and residing in their recycled cardboard city, artists Cat Rabbit and Isobel Knowles bring felt, cardboard and various other recycled materials to life in this resourcefully inspiring tale.

These Australian artists have also included a bonus owl pattern for crafting your very own OWL!

You can learn more about the book and watch the Owl Know How video at owlknowhow.com.

Cat Rabbit is a textile-based artist working in soft sculpture. Her plush works incorporate traditional domestic crafting techniques such as embroidery, knitting, and various needlecrafts to create three-dimensional softsculpture figures from her illustrated characters.

Isobel Knowles is an artist and animator whose work spans short film, interactive installations, music, children’s television and picture books. Her work has screened and won awards at Ars Electronica, Sundance, Cannes and the Chicago International Film Festival. She has also made animated segments for Yo Gabba Gabba and others.

Both Cat and Isobel live in Melbourne, Australia.

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Welcome to Cloud Town.

Cornelia likes owls. She likes them better than anything.

She even makes owls. Cornelia’s little owls can fly around on their own!

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1423633180
• ISBN 13: 9781423633181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32