OwlCrate Jr. is a monthly book subscription box for young readers ages 8-12 with a middle-grade book plus fun gender neutral bookish items designed to enhance your little reader’s experience. It’s from OwlCrate, a super popular YA (young adult) fiction subscription.
DEAL: Save 15% on your first subscription with the coupon code HELLO15 at checkout.
The inner flap has a guide to unboxing your crate!
The items were packed with white squiggles.
The theme for the May 2020 OwlCrate Jr. box is ELEMENTS & ALCHEMY!
Inside, there’s a list of all the items in the box, as well as an interview with this month’s featured author Jess Redman.
Knowing what inspired the author to pen a story can help children understand the book better.
They also suggested some titles for further reading, especially if you love this month’s book:
- The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu ($7.99)
- Rules Stealing Stars by Corey Ann Haydu ($6.99)
- The Miraculous by Jess Redman ($6.59)
The next page features activities that we can do with water and wind. They also gave us info for the May Box Photo Challenge!
Everything in the May 2020 OwlCrate Jr. box!
Iron-On Patch. This iron-on patch features the earthly elements inspired by the Avatar: The Last Air Bender. It will look good on a denim jacket, a cap, or a bag!
Notebook. This cute notebook features a quote from the great cosmologist, Carl Sagan:
Even through your hardest days remember we are all made of stardust.
This notebook is an Owl Crate Jr. x Nerdy Ink exclusive item.
The pages have dots to serve as a guide for more organized writing.
The book also comes with the Map of Four Points.
The cover art of the book, which is also the included card’s design, features the heroine of the story.
The flip side has a note from the author.
The book comes with a sticker that says it’s an Owl Crate Jr. Exclusive Edition!
Quintessence by Jess Redman ($16.99)
Quintessence is an extraordinary story from Jess Redman about friendship, self-discovery, interconnectedness, and the inexplicable elements that make you you.
Find the Elements. Grow the Light. Save the Starling.
Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started a week later, and they haven’t stopped―even though she’s told her parents that they have. She’s homesick and friendless and every day she feels less and less like herself.
But one day she finds a telescope in the town’s junk shop, and through its lens, she watches a star―a star that looks like a child―fall from the sky and into her backyard. Alma knows what it’s like to be lost and afraid, to long for home, and she knows that it’s up to her to save the star. And so, with the help of some unlikely new friends from Astronomy Club, she sets out on a quest that will take a little bit of science, a little bit of magic, and her whole self.
This title has Common Core connections.
It’s a middle-grade fantasy book and we’re here for it!
The dust jacket’s flap introduces us to Alma Lucas or Alma of the Growing Light.
One of the first few pages has the author’s signature.
This novel bravely tackles mental health. The main character, Alma, moved to a new town, and then her panic attacks started a week later.
Aside from tackling mental health, it’s also a nice story of friendship, knowing oneself, interconnectedness, and the elements that make you, you!
Monthly Collectible Sticker. This month’s collectible sticker is designed by Ellie vs. Bear (@ellievsbear). It has a magical design, featuring a star inside a flask! There are also fishes and flowers around it. The flame on top of the cork stopper is looking really cute as well.
Book Sleeve. This book sleeve is inspired by Professor Snape’s Potion Class!
It shows a colorful cabinet full of different potions!
The sleeve fits this month’s featured book perfectly!
Vial. We also got a wee vial inside a canvas string pouch.
The vial contains moonstone. It is believed that these gems have powerful alchemical energy.
Stem Periodic Table Jigsaws ($6.50) This 150-piece jigsaw puzzle of the Periodic Table of Elements is cool, it even came in a test tube!
The puzzle also comes with a STEM quiz.
It also has an included periodic table that will serve as a guide so you’ll know how to build your puzzle.
It will take some time to complete the puzzle but you will also have an idea of how the elements were arranged in this really systematic and organized manner. Thanks to the Russian chemist, Dmitri Mendeleev!
They gave us a sneak peek for the next box! The May 2020 theme is Magic in Bloom!
We’ve planted the seeds for adventure next month and we’re ready for their magic to bloom! June’s story is an enchanting fantasy novel full of magical powers, family secrets, and a mysterious garden. This book will be just right for fans of The Secret Garden and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children!
Chemistry is really an interesting subject, and for this month, we’re not just dealing with Chemistry, but with Alchemy! The book is really nice and we love the magical theme, where the heroine helps a fallen starling that also helped her to know herself. We also like all the bookish items included in this month’s crate especially the Potion Class-inspired book sleeve and the cool Periodic Table of Elements puzzle! Next month, we can’t wait to see what will bloom, and what new story will be added to our favorites list!
What did you think of the OwlCrate Jr. box this month?
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