Access Today The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Folk Of The Faraway Tree, The Wishing Chair Again And Up The Faraway Tree Assembled By Enid Blyton Presented As Publication

childhood favourite!! Literally everything a kid's imagination needs Ok so the kids names, Fanny and Dick, might be highly hilarious to the kids of today and Blyton's use of language might be a little 'jolly old hockey sticks' for today, but the tales of the Magic Far Away Tree in the Enchanted Wood are beautiful and captivating.

My Nan used to read these stories to us when we were children and I loved them, I've always wanted them to make a children's TV series, but then though against it because it would never match my imagination,
It is such a shame that Blyton is now 'out of fashion' as these books should be read to and by all children, I wish someone would adapt them for thest Century, This is by far the best fairy tale book I ever laid hands on and I thank the light I found it again, Inrd grade I met a foreign girl who let me borrow this book and I never forgot it, For years I trolled the fairy tale section of U, S. bookstores and failed to lay my hands on this package of wonders, . .
whether you're two or ninetytwo, this is a lovely charmkng book filled with magical creatures and intriguing characters,
this series of books is filled with adventures and mysteries that any child and adult can still enjoy,
I think overall, Enid Blyton is an amazing writer and this series is a clear example of this,
I think these books are a nice read to have a break from reading all these heavy books,
I would recommend these books and any Enid Blyton books to anyone because she is just an excellent writing and these stories are just so lovely.
I was a voracious reader as a child having entire series of "The Baby Sitter's Club", "Sweet Valley Kids", and "Sweet Valley High School", but nothing sparked my imagination like Enid Blyton.
There were a few books of hers in circulation in the's Pakistan, and I was probably the only girl or maybe there was another who knew about her.
I would recommend her to anyone and everyone who liked reading and asked what I was reading, The way her short stories sparked my imagination impacted me more than I let on, They were parables like Disney animated movies in printed words and I would get lost in them for hours until my mother would call me for dinner.
I would put Enid Blyton to the level of Roald Dahl and Dr, Suess. Check her out!! These were my favourite books growing up and are easily worthstars, Kate winslet does theenchanted wood ones on audio book for unwell days I always like the first in a series the best, This is really more of the same, . . children go up the Faraway Tree, get into some kind of dilemma in the land at the top, vow never to return but always do.
Nonetheless, it still brought a smile to my face and laughter to my children, This is the first book I ever remember reading wayyy back when I was a little five year old, my teacher would read our class this book, in a

lilting British accent.
I remember loving it, eagerly awaiting it as evidenced by the fact it is one of only a few memories I have of that year, and I do credit her with my love of imagination, and of reading.
Omnibus edition withtitles in one book, The first book in the Faraway Tree series, a series that has long long long been a favourite of mine, I do still like to periodically reread the series and get transported back to my childhood,

This starts the kids off on their adventures in the Enchanted Forest and with the people of the Faraway Tree, The kids have all sorts of fun and notsofun adventures along the way as they explore the lands at the top of the Magic Faraway Tree.


Some of the characters at times display the classic Blyton obnoxiousness, but theyre all generally pretty likeable,

The second book in the Faraway Tree series, and actually the first book I ever read in the series that got me hooked on this world I suspect for life.


More fun adventures for the crew, this time with cousin Dick tagging along I noticed that recent releases of these books have changed the names of some of the characters not cool.


In the classic format, with all sorts of things happening, the one big disaster and then the happy visit to a fun land at the end.
Classic.

The third book in the Faraway Tree series, and sadly the last in the series, The Wishing Chair books take place in the same sort of world, but I always wanted there to be more books in this particular series as it was my long time favourite as a kid.


More adventures with the kids, with Cousin Curious Connie along for the fun this time around, All the classic spots, like the Angry Pixie being angry, Dame WashaLots water doing a soaking and a mishap with a sweet along with the usual format of adventure.


Great times and great reading,
Made my childhood magical, mystical n manageable, I was given the gift of imagination, illusion n inspiration sharing that gift with my six year old now My favourite childhood escapism god, I wish I could visit the tea party land "The Wishing Chair Again" is actually book two of a different series.
I wonder why it's the fourth book here, which is otherwise all four books of The Enchanted Wood series, I might skip it, or find the first Wishing Chair book,

Recommendations welcome!
I've never read Blyton before, so I'm not sure what I'm getting into,
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Ok done with the first story, the first set of adventures, Of course child me would have enjoyed these, but she and I both like more depth and resonance, more meat and fewer sweets, This is the kind of book in which we're not even supposed to be able to tell which sister is which, Not my kind of book at all, At least in Eager's books we explore the ideas of how wishes can go wrong, and in Narnia we learn why greed doesn't pay, etc.


I guess I'm done, Young me probably would have read a few more, if they were avl, but would not have reread,

Oh, btw, I did remember that I have read one of the Fantastic Five or whatever, But obviously that didn't make much of an impression, either,

And for those of you concerned with bowdlerizing, yes, in general it's a bad thing, And in here it's Grandmother Slap, not Snap, and Dick, not Rick, But honestly, are those really such awful changes And putting acorns in someone's mouth when they're snoring is not just naughty, but highly dangerous, no I hope the revised edition addresses that issue! I recall an older family friend laughing when I wasas I told her Enid Blyton would always be my favourite author.
I learned so much from her books, If there was ever any reign on my rampant imagination she loosed it with her fantastic books, that enticed you into worlds where anything was possible.
I would read her books with my silk pillow out under hydrangea bushes and shrubs to be closer to the worlds she described, I love reading, greatly due to her magnificent imagination,

Forget Harry stupid Potter and all the children's writers wannabes, Enid Blyton was there first, and said it best without resorting to luring children into witchcraft and the seediness of sorcery, She simply said, 'what if, . . '

What if you had boots that meant you could leap whole counties in one bound
What if you had a rocking chair that took you where you wished
What if trees spoke in a language you didn't understand, whispering amongst themselves the secrets of the forest
Every child understands 'what if' For that matter, I still do! Awesome stories of fairies and magic for kids! read these when i wasand throwing up/I love these books thoroughly.
Reading them provide me with a good escape from my difficult childhood, The children venture into the faraway tree and popping into different land each time, . . I read these books more than twenty years ago and I still remember the saucepan/pot man, the grumpy old lady, the chair with wings etc.
I read these books as a child during summers spent in Tobago at my Aunt Eula's house, She had these books from her childhood and recognized the avid bookworm in me, They were full of imaginative stories, word play and adventures, The kids visited all sorts of lands at the top of the Faraway tree, using their wits to get them out of trouble,

I've heard that newer versions have been bowdlerized, How sad! Of course the books are an artifact of their time and as such lack the political correctness we have come to expect from kid literature.
Yet, I don't feel we do our kids any favors by editing books rather than having the conversation, this is the book that started it all, thank u miss dott If Roald Dahl was my ideal grandfather, . . Enid Blyton was my Fairy Godmother, colouring my childhood with her enchanted world the old school way, . . If she wasnt around i bet J. K Rowling wont be where shes at right now, . . These stories are so special to me, having read them a million times each when I was younger, I'd had a craving for a blast of nostalgia, but my copy was no where to be found, Looking to buy a new copy I found, in a serious case of political correctness gone mad, the childrens' names had been changed to Joe, Beth and Frannie, and Dame Slap was now Dame Snap.
Ridiculous. Luckily, I found the above edition in a charity shop with the stories having escaped diplomatic amendments, These books are nothing but artefacts of their time a little girl going by the name of Fanny isn't going to warp any modernday kid's tiny little mind.


I was captivated by this book when I was younger, and I was just as captivated almost twenty twenty! Ouch!! years later, Blyton's imagination is aweinspiring, and the morals she weaves into the tales are something to learn from and respect, The sheer adventure, mystery, and magic running through these pages is absolutely delicious, and everything about the stories is perfect for both children and adults to enjoy.
They're not something I'd recommend for adults to read alone unless, like myself, you're reminiscing, however reading these with kids would really be something special.


A mustread for kids just make sure you find an older version, I'm sure Dame Slap is much more formidable than the Dame Snap she's become, .