The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
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By Jill Tomlinson, and and, Paul Howard
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391 reviews
“One of our absolute favourites” – Zoe Ball
‘‘Utterly beguiling’ – Lucy Mangan, Guardian Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing – he is afraid of the dark. ""Dark is nasty"" he says and so he won’t go hunting with his parents. Mrs Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope and a black cat who takes him exploring. Perhaps there is magic in the dark after all . . . Filled with gentle humour and giving comforting reassurance to nightime fears and anxieties, Jill Tomlinson’s animal bedtime stories have been enjoyed by children for decades. This edition of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard. TweetReviews
I love Plop the the owl! It was interesting because Plop was scared of the dark.
The owl was afraid of the dark and everyone else was saying the dark was exciting, fun, dark is kind, wonderful and beautiful! The owl learnt to like the dark.
Yes would recommend
I like it because it has owls in and the voices mummy did. The first chapter was my favourite.
It is a fictional book. My favourite character was the boy scout.
A good book to encourage children not to be afraid of dark
I didn't enjoy this book because I found it very repetitive. It did not challenge me.
I love the last chapter in the book
I really enjoyed it, it was a nice story. I would recommend it.
I really enjoyed it, it was a nice story
I liked it because it helped me be a bit less afraid of the dark and lm a bit like Plop in that way.
My favourite character is plop because he is the main character and he is cute.
I would recommend this book to someone who is afraid of the dark .
This bloody reminded me of me! I'm scared of the dark too
I liked how different animals tell the owl that there are good things about the dark and that he doesn’t need to be scared
Loved this book as he learnt to love the dark.
I really like this book because it's about a baby barn owl called Plop. He is afraid of the the dark but he talks to some people and overcomes his fear and becomes a real barn owl.
Good
If you’re scared of the dark, maybe you can look at the stars above you. This will make you not scared because stars can light the way. The book is lovely because the owl learns that the nighttime is not scary after all!
I really like this book because it's about a baby barn owl called Plop. He is afraid of the dark but talks to some people and overcomes his fear and becomes a night owl.
Ok
This is such a cute story and a proper journey of Plop learning so much about the dark. Its so sweet
I really liked the owl.
Every time the owl tales to someone, they called him something different.
The owl who was afraid of the dark is a really good book and it is about an owl that at the start hates the dark but at the end thanks to some friends he meets he loves the dark.
great book about fear and overcoming it
I would recommend this book to read because it helps you not be afraid of the dark. It was an enjoyable read.
I liked this book
I love this story and have read all of the series. This one I have read more than once.
It helped me a lot to understand that the dark is nice.
This book is about the owl who was afraid of the dark. But everyone told him that dark is kind and beautiful!
I love books about animals.
Plop the baby barn owl is afraid of the dark and I like how he is helped to not be afraid anymore.
I love this book
The dark isn't really scary.
