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  • The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark

  • Written by: Jill Tomlinson
  • Narrated by: Bill Oddie
  • Length: 40 mins
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The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark

Written by: Jill Tomlinson
Narrated by: Bill Oddie
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Plop is a baby Barn Owl. He's the same as every other baby Barn Owl that has ever been - except for one thing: he is afraid of the dark.

A night-time adventure based on the classic story by Jill Tomlinson. Read by Bill Odie, this audiobook includes a soundtrack and a song.
©2004 The Estate of Jill Tomlinson (text), Paul Howard (illustration); Barry Gibson (music and song) (P)2008 Egmont UK Limited
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"[G]reat for calming night-time fears." ( Practical Parenting)

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why did they cut so much out?

the full story is lovely with some humour and a real personality. this one takes that all out. I couldn't find the unabridged version on audible even though I know we had one as a kid.

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