The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

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Customer reviews

review by: date: 2008-02-05 rating:
A book that needs no formal introduction
from Jill Tomlinson

Large paperback with 40 high quality shiny pages in the popular 2-page spread format.
Beautifully illustrated throughout, by Paul Howard.

From the back cover:-
`Plop is a baby barn owl.
He is the same as every baby Barn Owl that has ever been - except for one thing....he is afraid of the dark.
Beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard, this stunning new picture book is based on Jill Tomlinson's classic story.'

Example of text:-
"I don't want to be a night bird," Plop told his Mummy.
"Dark is nasty."
"You don't know that," she said. "You'd better find out about the dark before you make up your mind. Look, there's a little boy down there. Go and ask him."
So Plop, who was quite new at flying, took a deep breath and flew down........

In his quest to ease his fears, and with his Mummy's advice, Plop goes on to meet an old lady, a boy guarding a camp-fire, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope and a black cat who takes him exploring.

From these encounters, Plop comes to realize that the dark is not so nasty after all:-

The little boy said that DARK IS EXCITING.
The old lady said that DARK IS KIND.
The boy at the campfire said DARK IS FUN.
The little girl said DARK IS NECESSARY.
The man with the telescope said DARK IS WONDERFUL.
The black cat said DARK IS BEAUTIFUL.

and by the end of this delightful book, Plop has a different opinion on being a night bird as he joins his Mum and Dad to do what all barn owls do!

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review by: date: 2007-12-11 rating:
Love the book but watch out for the abridged version!
I loved this book when I was a child and was desperate to buy a copy for our little boy as our old copy was rather "well used". If you are a fan of the original version then watch out as I managed to purchase an abridged version by mistake (shown as new edition) - it wasn't very clear on the website that this was not the full book.

Look out for number of pages - the full copy has 112, abridged 40. The new shorter edition looks wonderful with lovely new illustrations and would be good for younger children but I'm too nostalgic for the original so will be swapping this.

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review by: date: 2007-11-28 rating:
Great Kids Book
I still remember this from primary school, so it surely must be a great little story. I also remember being slightly tickled, as a 7 year old, by the fact that the Owl is called Plop, he he. If I have kids I'll definitely read it to them.

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review by: Vicky date: 2006-11-12 rating:
Many fond memories
Recently, a very close friend of mine who went to school with me reminded me of this book. Our year two teacher had read it to us when we were younger. It must have been my favourite book of the time.

It is about a little owl who is too afraid to venture out of his nest at night. Along his epic journey to get over his fear, he meets all kinds of children who help him.

It is a wonderful book. If you have small children or younger brothers or sisters, do consider getting this for them. Its a lovely story.



review by: date: 2006-07-10 rating:
My Favourite Childrens Book
This book was one of my favourite books when I was a child now 20 years on it is the only one of the childrens books I read that still holds a special place in my heart, now with a 3 year old son of my own I am determined to get a copy for him as I am sure that he will love it just as much as I did and still do.

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