Orris and Timble

Lost and Found

by Kate DiCamillo
illustrated by Carmen Mok

Review posted August 7, 2025.
Candlewick Press, 2025. 76 pages.
Review written June 5, 2025, from a library book.
Starred Review

Here's a second beginning chapter book about an old rat named Orris and a young owl named Timble, who are, surprisingly, friends. Like the first, it's a sweet and gentle story.

Orris has gotten accustomed to visits from Timble every evening when they talk with each other and enjoy each other's company. Orris tells a story every night, and Timble loves a line from a story:

"By the light of the stars, by the light of the moon, I will always return."

But then, one night as the evening gets dark, Timble doesn't come. And not the next night either.

Now, the subtitle of the book hints at what happened. But this precipitates a crisis for both friends, and ultimately they come to realize how much their friendship means to each of them.

And it's all done with Carmen Mok's gentle illustrations and leaves you feeling warm and cozy. Or perhaps adventurous and ready to fly away - but always to come back.