with a true story backing up its heartwarming fantasy. It tells the tale of a tiny owl who takes shelter in a towering spruce tree, only to have her forest home hauled to New York City as the ...

By Michiko Kakutani Once upon a time, there was an owl named Flaco who lived in a small zoo in the middle of a big park in America’s largest city. His story was a cliffhanger about escape and ...