![]() ![]() ![]() And though the original stories were wordless, with characters communicating in symbols and pictures, they now have text. The books are now in full color-which Top Shelf, a smaller indie press, didn’t have the budget for. Other installments will follow, and Runton has plans for a new tale. The Way Home (first published as The Way Home & the Bittersweet Summer) was released earlier this month. And the messages of kindness and helping others are needed now more than ever.” ![]() “The books have such heart: Reading them simply makes you feel good. “It turned out that his son was a huge fan, and he believed there was still a place for Owly,” Runton says.ĭavid Saylor, vice president and publisher of Graphix, had always loved Owly, too. “They felt that ship had sailed,” he says.īut a few people still believed in the books, among them Barry Goldblatt, who became Runton’s agent and helped bring the series to Scholastic's Graphix imprint. Then he was met with a spate of rejections from agents and publishers. He originally published the books with Top Shelf Productions but left, hoping to expand the series’s reach. Fans will be pleased to see the return of these gentle stories that center on a big-eyed, expressive bird who’s always ready to lend a hand to those in need. After years of languishing in out-of-print limbo, Andy Runton’s “Owly” graphic novels have finally found a new home-at Scholastic. ![]()
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