The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is a children's book by , of which there is also an audio version read by Maureen Lipman. It was published in 1968, illustrated by Joanne Cole, and an abridged edition illustrated by Paul Howard published in 2001. The book shows what constellations are, especially Orion's belt, and has been adapted as a show at the London Planetarium. There have been stage adaptations of the book by and The book has been recommended by clinicians for treatment of fear of the dark.