Owl explains to the other hungry animals the meaning of Christmas, how the son of God brought love to the world, and his story is verified by an act of kindness from two humans.
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
Eleven-year-old Max partners with an unusual girl, Rose, who shares his appreciation of the silver owls that the High Echelon wants to destroy, and together they make a perilous journey seeking to fulfill a prophecy.
Owly, a lonely but kind owl, helps a new forest visitor adjust to the scary sounds of the woods and learn that a little courage and a lot of friendship can fix almost anything.