The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Jill Tomlinson, Paul Howard
A heart-warming classic full of animal antics by Jill Tomlinson. 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. He realizes that through these encounters that dark is super after all. Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson's animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This edition of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard.
Reviews
I liked the book because at the start of it the owl was afraid of the dark and throughout the book he got less nervous of it and at the very end he wasn’t afraid at all.
Anonymous 11.07.2024
I liked plop. He is cute. My favourite character was the cat. He helped plop change his mind about the dark most
Anonymous 11.07.2024
I liked plop. He is cute. My favourite character was the cat. He helped plop change his mind about the dark most
Anonymous 11.07.2024
I liked the story, especially the words used to describe the dark. It was excellent
Anonymous 02.02.2024
I liked the last chapter when the cat convinced Plop dark is nice.
Anonymous 31.12.2023
I enjoyed this book. It was fantastic reading about plop.
Anonymous 23.09.2023
I liked the owl very much. The book tells about not to be afraid of the dark.
Anonymous 23.09.2023
Good book
Anonymous 04.08.2023
I have enjoyed the book and it really helped me to not be afraid of the dark
Anonymous 03.01.2023
I thought it was very sweet and that plop was very cute in one of the pictures.
Anonymous 04.12.2022
The book was ok. I liked the character ‘Plop’ as he is funny. I like the way he bows.
Anonymous 31.08.2022
I thought this book was very interesting about the dark and has very amazing words. This is a fiction book about an owl who is afraid of the dark. I like Orion the black cat because she finally made Plop interested about the dark so he isn't afraid. I would recommend this book to Esther.
Anonymous 24.02.2022
I liked it because Plop was supposed to like the dark but he didn't and that made him different to all the other baby barn owls. Everybody helped him to like the dark, they told him dark was kind and necessary and lots of other things. I also liked that a man showed Plop the stars through his telescope and said you cannot see the stars without darkness.
Anonymous 13.09.2021
I read this story before at school but I saw this in a charity shop over the summer and decided that I wanted to buy it and read it again. I really like Plop as he is really funny. At one part he sees someone wearing black boots, a red coat and a possible white beard and he thinks it is Father Christmas. He thought this because he was told that Father Christmas only comes in the dark and this is why it is necessary we have the dark. I love Plop and would tell my friends to also read this book.
Anonymous 05.09.2021
It is extremely good I loved all the people who he met on his journey
Anonymous 04.09.2021
This is a fiction book. The book is about a little owl who learns how to not be afraid of the dark. He meets lots of people in the woods asking then how they manage at night time in the darkness. There is no magic answer about what to do. Over time he learns how to react and not be frightened in the dark. I liked the baby owl , as he appeared to be very cute and adorable. I enjoyed the book it was an easy read for me as a nine year old. I would recommend this to my friends.
Anonymous 09.07.2021
i like this book
Anonymous 30.06.2021
I love this story I'm only half way through its very interesting so far I look forward to seeing what happens in the end of the story
Anonymous 13.01.2021
it was a good book on how an owl learns to like the dark. I would recommend this book and would like to read other books in this series.
Anonymous 08.09.2020
I think this book is very good.My favourite character is plop the owl I would recommend this book to someone who likes owls I would also recommend this book to someone who is afraid of the dark. My favourite bit was when plop decides that he isn’t afraid of the dark anymore because lots of people and the cat told plop that dark is all different things like beautiful, wonderful, fascinating and necessary.
Anonymous 07.09.2020