While Wormy is able to win shy Rocky over quickly, it turns out that flying squirrels are afraid of owls! Will Wormy’s new friend be able to accept Owly? Can Rocky help Owly overcome his childhood fear and finally fly? In Owly tales, a little bravery and a lot of friendship can fix just about anything. In Flying Lessons, Owly and Wormy glimpse a mysterious new neighbor, a flying squirrel, and are eager to become friends. In two delightful short novels in one book, it tells the story - with few words - of a small owl who learns the meaning of friendship and that saying goodbye doesn't mean forever.Cartoonist Andy Runton’s Owly stories star a kind-hearted (vegetarian) owl who, along with his best friend Wormy, has sweet adventures and makes lots of new forest friends. His first book, "Owly:The Way Home & The Bittersweet Summer," was published in 2004. Day Memorial Prize, the Harvey Award, two Ignatz Awards, and the 2006 Eisner Award for "Best Publication for a Younger Audience." His Owly series has won him multiple awards in the comics and graphic novel community invluding the Howard E. Since then, he has devoted himself full-time to drawing. When the economy suffered a downturn, he lost his job "and after much soul-searching decided to follow my heart and draw Owly," he writes. He has worked on a series of design jobs and was employed by Motorola in Alpharetta 2000-2002 doing graphic design/interface design. He is a 1992 graduate of Parkview High School and was graduated from Georgia Tech in 2000 with a master's degree in industrial design from the College of Architecture. In 2010, his book "Owly" was chosen for inclusion on the Georgia Center for the Book's list of "25 Books All Georgians Should Read."Īndy Runton was born in 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida and moved to Lilburn, GA in 1988 and has lived in the Atlanta area ever since, currently making his home in Roswell. Andy Runton is the prize-winning creator of a popular series of graphic novels featuring a kind-hearted owl, Owly, who is always searching for new friends.
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