The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark

Plop is an adorable little baby owl who is afraid of the dark. I think this is a very clever idea, because there is no such thing as an owl who is afraid of the dark and no one really knows how a owl would react if it did feel like that.
Plop’s mother sends him out to find out about the dark, hoping this will stop him being scared. He meets a boy, an old lady, a girl and many other people, and they tell him about the dark and why they like it. He learns lots of things through meeting these people, and he finds out that the dark is actually really exciting.
I love this story and would recommend it 100 percent for 5 -8 year olds, especially animal lovers. I think it’s a very good book, with a very good story. I also think Plop is a funny name. I would only call a raindrop “plop”!

The Beano Annual 2009

Today I read a book (or rather an annual!) called The Beano Annual 2009.

This annual is great.

It is packed with comic strips and a game.

Not only are the comic strips funny, but they also have wonderful and bright illustrations that make me feel that I am really there (wherever they are!) waching the whole thing happen.

One of the comic strips is called "Ivy the Terrible" and it is about a girl called Ivy who makes up a plan to get a yummy sweet to eat instead of a boring old apple.