The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)

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The author describes Plop as fat, fluffy, soft and perfect. Can you think of other adjectives? Can you find synonyms for these words?

The story is about a young barn owl called Plop, who is frightened of the dark. The plot is divided into seven chapters, each covering a night during which Plop learns something new about the dark: dark is exciting, dark is kind, dark is fun, dark is necessary, dark is fascinating, dark is wonderful and dark is beautiful. Plop is gradually persuaded that the dark has its advantages.

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is a children's book by Jill Tomlinson, of which there is also an audio version read by Maureen Lipman. [1] It was published in 1968, illustrated by Joanne Cole, and an abridged edition illustrated by Paul Howard published in 2001. [2]

The author uses the phrase ‘a fountain of dancing stars sprang up from the ground’ to describe the fireworks. Can you think of other ways of describing your favourite fireworks? The chapter titles all begin with ‘Dark is?’. Can you think of other ways of describing the dark? Could you write another chapter for the story linked to your description? Who might the owl meet in your chapter? The book shows what constellations are, especially Orion's belt, and has been adapted as a show at the London Planetarium. [3] There have been stage adaptations of the book by Simon Reade [4] and Tina Williams [5]Can you plan and write a story about another animal who is afraid of something that animal normally likes? Make a timetable that shows the things that you do on a typical day. Add the things that Plop does during his day. How are they similar / different?