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The owl rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree this year is taking off as a bona fide celebrity and she’s got her own book to prove it.
Rockefeller, or Rocky, who hitched a ride inside the towering Norway spruce last November, is the subject of the new children’s book “Rockefeller the Christmas Owl,” written by T. Troy Kolo and illustrated by Meredith Miner. The independently published book was released on Amazon on Dec. 8.
The adult northern saw-whet owl, from the smallest owl species in the Northeast, was found trapped in the 75-foot tree; its rescue amassed a following on social media (see: #RockefellerOwl). Rocky is believed to have traveled from upstate New York where the tree was cut down. The stowaway was found by a worker helping set up the iconic tree and carefully removed from the branches. She was named Rockefeller, wrapped in a bright orange blanket and rehabilitated at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties, N. Y.
Rockefeller Christmas tree owl gets her own children s book
The book follows the owl as she meets some holiday friends, including Santa, on her trip to New York City. Author: TEGNA Updated: 7:10 PM EST December 17, 2020
Editor s note: The video above was published on Nov. 19, 2020.
The Rockefeller Christmas tree owl is now flying into the pages of a new children s book.
Written by T. Troy Kolo and illustrated by Meredith Miner, Rockefeller the Christmas Owl follows the owl as she meets some holiday friends, including Santa, on her trip to New York City, according to the New York Post.
The story is based on the adult Saw-whet owl discovered hiding in New York City s Rockefeller Christmas tree in November. The 75-foot Norway spruce tree was cut down days earlier in Oneonta, N.Y., before making it s way to the Big Apple.
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The owl rescued from the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree this year is taking off as a bona fide celebrity and she’s got her own book to prove it.
Rockefeller, or Rocky, who hitched a ride inside the towering Norway spruce last November, is the subject of the new children’s book “Rockefeller the Christmas Owl,” written by T. Troy Kolo and illustrated by Meredith Miner. The independently published book was released on Amazon on Dec. 8.
The adult northern saw-whet owl, from the smallest owl species in the Northeast, was found trapped in the 75-foot tree; its rescue amassed a following on social media (see: #RockefellerOwl). Rocky is believed to have traveled from upstate New York where the tree was cut down. The stowaway was found by a worker helping set up the iconic tree and carefully removed from the branches. She was named Rockefeller, wrapped in a bright orange blanket and rehabilitated at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties, N. Y.