The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark: as read by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge on CBeebies Bedtime Stories

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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. Kate was seen wearing a sweater and sitting down cross-legged by a fire bowl to record her reading of the children's classic, The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson. 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. 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.

I can't wait to see her deliver her own take on such a classic story and I'm sure our audience can't either. At the end, you’ll have a good idea of where children are with their reading comprehension and what they need to do to progress. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. Orion the black cat explains that there are ‘hot scented summer nights’, ‘cold windy nights’, ‘breathless thundery nights’ and ‘fresh spring nights’.Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, being able to understand what is written on the page is a core life skill. On 13 February 2022, the BBC broadcast the story on their CBeebies Bedtime Story programme, read by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. For Children's Mental Health Week this year, youngsters and adults are encouraged to consider how they have grown emotionally and try new things to move beyond their comfort zones. Reese Witherspoon was a recent addition to the list, which also features Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Orlando Bloom and Eddie Redmayne, along with singing talent including Dolly Parton, Sir Elton John, Dave Grohl and Ed Sheeran - and children's television royalty such as Dame Floella Benjamin.

This three-lesson Diary Entries English Pack includes detailed plans, engaging slide shows and differentiated worksheets. If they feel like they haven’t got a good grasp of the story yet, encourage them to reread it until they feel confident in their knowledge. The planner includes an Experiences and Outcomes web and corresponding 'I Can' statements web for Literacy, Mathematics, Health and Well-being, Technologies, Sciences and Expressive arts. The duchess, who is the royal patron of Place2Be, a children's mental health charity, will appear on the CBeebies show to mark Children's Mental Health Week.which follows the story of Plop, a baby barn owl and aligns with this year's theme of 'Growing Together'.