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

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Other big names lining up to open a CBeebies storybook include Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page, author Michael Rosen, Olympic athlete Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, astronaut Tim Peake (who read from space), actors Emily Watson and Ewan McGregor and TV chef Nadiya Hussain. Orion the black cat explains that there are ‘hot scented summer nights’, ‘cold windy nights’, ‘breathless thundery nights’ and ‘fresh spring nights’. Once your child has moved on from The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, why not pick their favourite book to create your own reading comprehension exercise?

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. This is a great activity for independent learning, as it lets you work on other tasks while your child reads. 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.

Story Books < Story Titles T-V The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark - Jill Tomlinson The Disgusting Sandwich - Gareth Edwards The Proudest Blue - Ibtihaj Muhammad and S. It was published in 1968, illustrated by Joanne Cole, and an abridged edition illustrated by Paul Howard published in 2001. We’ve included an answer key for these questions on The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (chapters 1 to 7).

The author uses the phrase ‘a fountain of dancing stars sprang up from the ground’ to describe the fireworks. Patricia Hidalgo, director of BBC Children’s and Education, said: “I couldn’t be more proud to have the duchess read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as we mark the 20th anniversary of our CBeebies and CBBC channels.

Reading comprehension activities are essential in any literacy class, and there are many reasons why. 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. Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing–he is afraid of the dark. A First Level Curriculum for Excellence interdisciplinary topic plan for 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'. They can check their answers as they go using the book as a reference, which will help them learn how to look up information they don’t know off the top of their head.