My Rating: 5 stars
Copyright: 1943
Published: 1971
Pages: 185
This was my all-time favourite book growing up & unbeknownst to me at the time, my first experience with the fantasy genre. As a child I was so enchanted with the story, I believed the Enchanted Forest and the Magic Faraway Tree were actually real.
Only a few pages in and this delightful story came rushing back, along with the magical, wishful feelings experienced as a child. Fanny, Dick, Bessie & Jo, Moon-face, Silky, Saucepan, Dame Wash-a-lot & the Angry Pixie became old friends once again and the lands at the top of the Faraway Tree re-ignited my love of Enid Blyton. The Land of Do-As-You-Please, The Land of Goodies & The Land of Presents must surely be every child's dream
The Magic Faraway Tree and other stories by Enid Blyton will always hold a special place in my heart.
I remember wishing that I could live with in the tree with Silky as she was my favourite character. I loved these books too as a child and now I am going to have to find them and read them again. Thanks for reminding me how good they are.
ReplyDeleteWhat's not to love about Enid Blyton. My favourite was The Five Series.
ReplyDeleteThe world needs more magic trees. It made me think of Garden Spells with the apple tree.Garden Spells is an adult book by Sarah Addison Allen. If you haven't read it, you might enjoy it.Just a suggestion as I know no one's tbr list is ever too long. Ha!
ReplyDeleteI could never get into Enid Blytin I have no idea why. My mother always tried to encourage me to read Blytons books and I still have some but I just couldn't. Maybe now Im older and ahem wiser I should give it another bash.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of my childhood love for the Narnia books. When I was little, I used to knock on the back of my closet... hoping, just hoping...
ReplyDeleteKaye ~ thanks for the suggestion, will definitely look her up.
ReplyDeleteScrap girl & Kate ~ isn't the innocence of childhood a wonderful thing.
Caspette ~ hmm don't know, if the love's not there I can't imagine Blyton's books would grow on you LOL
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I just love re-reading things that I loved as a kid :)
ReplyDeleteNever did read any Blyton, but saw it on tv :)
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