Author Travis Jonker and illustrator Matthew Cordell talk about the real model ship that inspired their picture book about a man, his son, a mouse, and the voyage that brings them together.

Award-winning author and illustrator Matthew Cordell will unveil his latest picture book, “To See an Owl,” at Lake Villa District Library, 140 N. Munn Road, Lindenhurst, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.