It is Animal Book Round Up Time! Both books were read via an online reader copy.
The Knight Owl #2 Knight Owl and Early Bird is the second Knight Owl book by Christopher Denise. (Though you must wait until mid October 2024 for it to be available.) We now have a young early bird who wants to be a Knight Owl as well, but of course, things do not work out as well as they would have liked. After all they are not an owl, and they are terribly bright and chipper and a bit naive. But of course, things will take a turn for the better when day/night the Early Birds unique skill set is exactly what is needed to save the day. And a wonderful, if not unusual and unlikely friendship is created between the Knight Owl and the Early Bird. 
If you know the first book, you know the artwork and their details and color scheme. They are busy, fun, a bit darker, but not an “evil dark” unless there is a bad situation at hand. The color is good, the “side pieces of the story (not directly related to the big issue) are nicely created. Overall they are my favorite part of the story and are slightly more fun to read than the actual text, which is a fun read on its own. If you like the first book and want more Owl, then you need book two. 
The Boy and the Elephant by Freya Blackwood is currently available. This is a wordless picture book that evokes emotion and no two people will see/feel the same story or feelings. The illustrations are both soothing and energetic. We follow a young child who, despite being separated from those at home and friends at school, he is connected to the wildlife that is between his apartment and the one next door. Here he plays with the elephant: a group of trees that form the shape of a larger than life elephant. He hugs, plays around and with it and as each season changes the boy always has a friend. Until the day the For Sale, then the Sold, signs go up. What can he do? One night something magical happens, and in fact, more magical than even the boy realizes, but if you are watching, you will see the other window that is watching, too.
The art of this book is what really makes it as I said, it is wordless. Not even a grunt or sneeze is seen on a page. The colors are both bold and slightly muted, giving reality or dream worlds as needed. They are emotionally tinted as you go along and make up the story. You must take your time and read the art. My favorite part is when fall happens and the trees/the back of the elephant turn a warm, smooth, creamsicle orange.