The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
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By Jill Tomlinson and Paul Howard
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403 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
Very funny book
Nice easy to read story with nice pictures
The book was very heart warming. I enjoyed the owl so much I bought a plop myself in the form of soft toy.
I liked the story.
Owls are my favourite nighttime animal. We liked the journey from Plop being scared to loving the night.
I loved reading this story! I can't wait to read some of the others in this collection to!
I loved this book! I found it to be a really comforting story. My favourite part was when Plop became a night owl and overcame his fear of being afraid of the dark, and then rode off into the sunset with his Mummy and Daddy. I would recommend this to a friend.
I loved plop. He was so cute, and he overcame his fear.
It was a bit weird because all the other people weren't afraid of the dark and I think they might be in real life.
The owl was brave and learned how to fly
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.
