The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark - Jill Tomlinson

Plop was a baby barn owl, and he lived with his mummy and daddy at the top of a very tall tree in a field. Plop was fat and fluffy. He had a beautiful heart-shaped ruff. He had enormous, round eyes. He had very knockety knees.In fact he was exactly the same as every baby barn owl that has ever been - except for one thing. Plop was afraid of the dark! Well, I'm sure we can all see why that might be a bit of a problem for poor Plop - after all, owls ARE night birds! Plops mum decides that his fears are based on Plop just not knowing very much about the dark - and sends him out to learn all about ... more

Well, another Lush opinion was posted, so another promise must be kept. After my previous request for opinion suggestions for non-Lush products (LOL), one I received was from Jill Murphy who asked me to write a book review. I have written several before, but not for a while and as I know Jill loves children’s’ books, I thought I’d pick one of those. Here it is. Back in 1976-77, I was in Mrs. Hoyes’ class at school. I wanted to be a Charlie’s Angel, I was in love with David Soul and my favourite songs were Lost In France by Bonnie Tyler, Save Your Kisses For Me by ... more

I love children's books and as I buy most of mine from car boot sales I can afford to buy dozens and not break the bank. One of my latest purchases for the princely sum of 10p is the owl who was afraid of the dark by Jill Tomlinson. The story. ******** The story is about plop a baby barn owl who is just like any other barn owl expect that he is scared of the dark. Plops mother suggests that he asks a little boy on the ground about the dark. Plop flies down and lands with a somersault. The boy tells Plop that dark is exciting especially as to-night there will be fireworks! Plop likes the sound ... more

Whilst I am on a run of reviewing children`s books, this one is suitable for primary school children, I would say late infants early juniors. The story is based around a cute baby owl who is afraid of the dark. He sets out to find out why he shouldn`t be scared and ends up saying that it is super. The Book. * * * * * * * * The book is entitled `The Owl who was afraid of the Dark` and is by Jill Tomlinson. It is a paperback book though the cover is slightly stiff, costing £5.99. The book is illustrated by Paul Howard and as quoted by Practical Parenting it has `lovely illlustrations....great ... more

Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing - he is afraid of the dark. This story is a tale about a baby barn owl on his discovery of the weird and wonderful goings on during the night. His parents are kept up half the day when they're trying to sleep, by Plop who just can't settle down. Mr and Mrs barn owl try their hardest to make Plop explore the night time by sending him out of there nest hole to talk to different kinds of people. Each chapter is Plop meeting a new person telling him their reason for liking the dark: 1. Dark is exciting 2. Dark is ... more

The owl who is afraid of the dark i about a little owl called plop who is very frightened of the dark but as we all know owls are nocturnal and only hunt in the dark. Plops mom told him there was nothing to be frightened of and before he should make a judgement about something he should find out more about the dark so plop did. Plop spoke to people and animals to see what they thought of the dark and they told him some wanderful storys about the dark. Plop learnt about fireworks, camp fires, he hears all about how father christmas wont come if it isnt dark from a little girl and all about the ... more

A fantastic novel by a truly great author. The children in my class thoroughly enjoyed the novel. It sparked their imagination which, in turn, helped the children produced some wonderful work and short stories which are worthy of any childrens writing at the moment. Nearly every child in my class went out during the term to buy the whole set of books. I have also produced a set of worksheets that go with the novel as we have decided as a school that we will use Jill Tomlinsons books at the beginning of every new academic year to spark the imagination of our children. The novels by Jill ... more