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Here are suggestions for symbols and materials to add texture to OWL books. The texture symbols may enhance interest and engagement of children with the books.

Corduroy Symbols

  • Corduroy—ears, furry green overalls, button
  • Little girl—yarn Mother—paper bag, fuzzy white hat
  • Escalator—hard, silver, ridged metal
  • Beds and pillows—batting
  • Lamp Button—string
  • Light—gold foil
  • Blue uniform—badge/hat
  • Sales lady—lace
  • Stairs—popsicle sticks

Dandelion Symbols

  • Dandelion – white foam board
  • Letter – Paper
  • Gold writing – Gold sparkle writer
  • Scissors during haircut – foil
  • Shampoo – cotton ball
  • Mirror – mirror
  • Curlers – purple curly fabric
  • Fancy coat – green felt
  • Jennifer Giraffe – silver string for pearl necklace
  • Sun rays – orange string

Dreams

  • Roberto – blue and white striped fabric
  • Amy – purple fabric
  • Paper mouse – compute paper
  • Dog – brown felt
  • Cat – black fake fur

Golden Bear Symbols

  • Bear – Yellow blanket fabric
  • Stair railings – Wood stick
  • Rocking chair – White poster board
  • Violin string – Gold string
  • Green carpet – Green felt
  • Ladybug – Red foam board
  • Tulips – Pink fabric
  • Garden – Sparkles
  • Telephone Cord – Orange string
  • Bathtub – White foam board
  • Cloud – Cotton ball
  • Sheet – White fabric
  • Skates – Silver poster board
  • Earmuffs on snowman – Red foam ball
  • Bear – Yellow blanket fabric

Growing Things

  • runner bean-bean
  • paper towel-paper towel
  • plant-green ribbon
  • water-hot glue (dried)
  • stake-toothpick
  • rocks-small rocks
  • dirt-dirt
  • seeds-pieces of rice
  • cotton balls-cotton balls
  • foam-gray foam board
  • sand-sandpaper

A Hat for Minerva Louise

  • Minerva Louis-cotton balls
  • snow-white cottony material
  • scarf on snowman-purple felt
  • hose-green shiny poster board
  • gloves-white and blue striped fabric
  • flower pot-red fabric
  • shoe laces-orange yarn
  • snowman’s hat-orange poof ball
  • mittens-pink silky fabric

Hooray, A Piñata Symbols

  • Clara-pink fabric
  • Samson-blue fabric
  • Dog piñata-torn up wrapping paper
  • cloud piñata-torn up aluminum foil
  • stick used to hit piñata-wooden stick
  • candy-candy wrapper

Hush Symbols

  • mom-white fabric
  • mosquito-black rubber band piece
  • hammock-blue fabric
  • lizard-green ribbon
  • black cat-black fur
  • gray mouse-gray foam board
  • green frog-green poster board
  • pig-pink foam board
  • duck-white feather
  • monkey-brown fur
  • water buffalo-brown felt
  • elephant-foam

Let’s Make Music Symbols

  • pages that say listen to sound-picture of ear
  • paperclips-paperclips
  • beads-beads
  • plastic bottle-piece of plastic
  • decorations of bottle-sparkles
  • rubber band-rubber band
  • plastic bag-cut out from plastic bag
  • pen-posterboard
  • food coloring bottles-red, blue, and green foam board
  • water-foam packing material

A Letter To Amy Symbols

  • letter/envelope-notebook paper
  • pencil-yellow foam board
  • Peter-blue fabric for jeans
  • rain jacket-cling wrap
  • cloud-cotton ball
  • lightning-silver poster board
  • Amy-pink fabric
  • mailbox-red nylon fabric
  • party hats-red foam board
  • Peter’s mom-green felt
  • parrot-green feather
  • candles-green poster board

The Little Red Hen Symbols

  • Red hen-red felt
  • tomato sauce-red fabric
  • duck-yellow feather
  • dog-green ribbon
  • cat-purple foam board
  • pizza pan-aluminum foil
  • flour-flour
  • mozzarella cheese-white foam board
  • big pizza-orange string

Matthew and Tilly Symbols

  • Tilly-pink fabric
  • Matthew-green felt

Noisy Nora Symbols

  • Nora-fake brown hair
  • Jack-yellow blanket material
  • Katie-purple felt
  • Dad-blue cloth
  • Mom-pink cloth
  • soup-green ribbon
  • window-shiny poster board
  • door-corkboard material
  • marbles-sparkles
  • sponge in bath-sponge for sponge painting
  • lampshade-pink foam board
  • chairs-wooden sticks
  • kite-orange string
  • tub-aluminum foil
  • mailbox flag-red foam board
  • shrub-green puffballs
  • trash-blue paper crinkled up
  • brooms-wooden sticks

Oonga Boonga Symbols

  • baby-purple felt
  • tears-blue sparkle gel
  • mom-yellow fabric
  • dad-jean fabric
  • picture-real photo
  • bottle-nipple from bottle
  • cat-black fur
  • harmonica-metal piece
  • grandpa-purple curly fabric
  • bird-red feather
  • squirrel-black fur
  • tree-real bark or green tissue paper
  • brother-red fabric
  • baby’s mouth-red gel

Over the Meadow Symbols

  • turtles-sandpaper
  • fish-foam
  • bird-blue feathers
  • muskrat-brown fur
  • bees-white plastic bag for wings
  • crows-black feathers
  • crickets-silver poster board
  • lizard-green poster board
  • frogs-green ribbon
  • firefly-yellow foam popsicle sticks

Rabbits and Raindrops

  • rabbits-brown fake fur
  • raindrops-dried hot glue drops

See How they Grow Duck

  • egg-white cardboard
  • young duck-yellow blanket material
  • duck with white feathers-white feathers
  • water-hot glue (dried)

Time for Bed Symbols

  • nighttime-construction paper
  • mice-black fur
  • goose-yellow feathers
  • cat-stretched out cotton ball
  • cow-white cloth
  • horse-brown felt
  • fish-foam packing wrap
  • sheep-thick cotton
  • bird-blue feathers
  • bee wings-parchment paper
  • snake-shiny green poster board
  • dog-brown fur
  • deer-red felt
  • little boy-yellow blanket fabric

The Very Noisy Night

  • little mouse-brown fake fur
  • big mouse-black felt
  • door-wooden stick
  • window-clear plastic wrap
  • umbrella-red fabric
  • ear muffs-yellow poof ball
  • paperclip-paperclip