The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

By Jill Tomlinson

Year 2 will be reading The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark in the first half term. This story is a heart-warming classic full of animal antics. 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. I wonder what happens!