The story is about a boy, Joe, who tries to save an owl tree which his grandmother Granny Diamond is fond of and her neighbor, Mr Rock, who intends to cut down as it is too tall and blocking out the sunlight beneath it.

After showing Joe his room, Granny Diamond tells him about an owl tree outside the house which grows in her neighbor Mr Rock's lawn.

Getting curious one night, he climbs the tree by one of its branches which is close to his bedroom window but then slips and falls into Mr Rock's garden.

The Book Trust describes The Owl Tree as 'An uplifting, award-winning story which reminds us not to judge people on first impressions.

'[3] Trinity College London calls it 'An atmospheric, descriptive piece about discovering the secrets that might be held in the branches of a tree.