![]() ![]() My son also got a big kick of knowing the source of the squeek from the start, and understanding something that Owl didn't. There's just something so amusing about Owl's increasing rage at not being able to find the "squeek", and how completely irrational he gets as the night goes on. I don't even know how to describe what's funny about it. Tonight I got the chance to read it with him, and he was laughing his head off all over again. My husband and I trade off reading bedtime stories with my son, and one night when the boys were reading together I heard my son laughing hysterically about this book. When he picked this one out at the library I worried, based on the cover and simple title, that it would fall into the "babyish and not very exciting" category. My son is 5 and not reading independently yet, which means he is still solidly into picture books, but some of them are becoming a little "babyish" for him. For sorry, but I honestly do not really consider Owl's destructiveness with regard to his roof and walls as presenting a good and positive attitude (and also giving a rather problematic potential message), since in my opinion, Good Night Owl could in a worst case scenario make young children believe that one could and perhaps even should deal with encountered problems (such as Owl's squeaky noise scenario) with anger and by being willfully and openly hostile (and yes, as other reviewers have pointed out, owls generally eat mice, so it is also more than a bit strange that Owl has no issues totally tearing down his house but then seemingly makes friends with the mouse that is the cause of all of this mayhem).Ĭombined with the fact that I have also not found the accompanying illustrations all that aesthetically pleasant, as I do seem to find Greg Pizzoli's pink and pastelly colour scheme not at all to my visual tastes, while I have in no way actively despised Good Night Owl, I also have not found either Pizzoli's text or his artwork personally appealing enough for more than a two star rating. However, I was still willing to swallow and subdue my sense of disbelief, as indeed, Good Night Owl does start out engagingly and humorously enough, with Owl continuously getting out of bed to look for the source of the squeak that is preventing him from settling down (and which readers right from the onset know is a mouse) definitely making me smile, that is UNTIL Owl ends up in a fit of supreme and raw temper basically demolishing his entire house to try to get rid of his noise issue. Treatment can significantly improve quality of life.Well first and foremost, I guess I have to admit that I do find it rather disconcerting and definitely a trifle problematic that author/illustrator Greg Pizzoli has his owl going to sleep at night instead of being up and about (since owls of course are nocturnal and therefore tend to sleep during the day).Passive cigarette smoking can increase a child's sleep apnea severity by 20%. Cigarette smoking can worsen sleep apnea in adults.People with untreated OSA are between two to five times more likely to have a motor vehicle accident than someone without OSA. ![]() Moderate to severe OSA carries a significantly increased risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease (33% mortality at 15 years).People who are overweight (BMI over 25), have a large neck size (>43 cm for men, >40 cm inches for women), are over 40 years old for men, or over 50 for women, have a family history of sleep apnea, are a smoker, or have high blood pressure are at an increased risk of having sleep apnea.Only 15% of people with moderate to severe sleep apnea are currently recognised or treated.25% of men and 9% of women have OSA, however, after menopause women are just as likely to have OSA as men. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common. ![]()
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