Three baby owls Sarah Percy & Bill wake up one night in their hole in a tree to find that their mother has gone. So they sit on a branch & wait. Darkness gathers & the owls grow anxious wondering when their mother will return. But at last she does & they bounce up & down with joy welcoming her home. Martin Waddell has won The Smarties Book Prize for Can't You Sleep Little Bear?" in 1988. " Farmer Duck" was shortlisted for the Emil/ Kurt Maschler Award in 1991 as was " The Hidden House" in 1990 having won the award in 1989 for "A Park in the Dark". " Rosies Babies" won the Best Book for Babies Award in 1990 & was also shortlisted for the 1991 Kate Greenaway Medal. Other titles include " The Tough Princess" " Let's Go Home" " Little Bear" " Amy Said" " Once There Were Giants" " We Love Them" " The Happy Hedgehog Band" " Squeak-A-Lot" " The Toymaker" " The Pig in the Pond" & " Sailor Bear"."