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The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark [Paperback]

Jill Tomlinson (Author), Paul Howard (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 106 pages
  • Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd; New edition edition (4 Mar 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405210931
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405210935
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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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.

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42 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Love the book but watch out for the abridged version!, 11 Dec 2007
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Mrs. Megan E. Howarth (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Paperback)
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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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The best bedtime storybook ever written, 29 Jun 2004
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This review is from: The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Paperback)
If you know a little someone who is afraid of the dark, then this book will cure them in one week ... guaranteed!

The story is about a young barn owl called Plop, who has the same problem. The plot is divided into seven little chapters (read one per night until cured). Each one is a satisfying tale in which Plop learns something new about the dark each night: dark is exciting, dark is kind, dark is fun, dark is necessary, dark is fascinating, dark is wonderful ... and dark is beautiful. Plop isn't convinced immediately, but by the seventh night he's looking at the dark through new eyes!

This is without doubt the most perfect bedtime story book ever written. It has been loved by children for generations - and will doubtless continue to be a firm favourite!

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly wonderful Audio CD of a children's classic!, 29 Jun 2004
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This review is from: The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark: Complete & Unabridged (Cover to Cover) (Audio CD)
This audiobook CD is performed by Maureen Lipman ... her warm and witty character voices add a hilarious dimension to the tale. Your children will enjoy listening to it over and over ... until they know it by heart.

The story is about a young barn owl called Plop, who is afraid of the dark. The plot is divided into seven little stories. Each one is a satisfying tale in which Plop learns something new about the dark each night: dark is exciting, dark is kind, dark is fun, dark is necessary, dark is fascinating, dark is wonderful ... and dark is beautiful. Plop isn't convinced immediately, but by the seventh night he's looking at the dark through new eyes!

If you know a little someone who is afraid of the dark, then this CD will cure them in one week ... guaranteed! But this wonderful story does so much more: it shows a simple paradox of life: how different people can see the same thing in many different ways - none of them wrong; all of the right!

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