My father read these Enid Blyton books to me when I was a young girl and now I am reading “Magic of the Faraway Tree” to Georgia. She loves it a lot. I am so pleased that she is enjoying the lovely book about Bessie, Fanny, Jo and Dick and their adventures with Saucepan Man, Moonface and Silky. Not to mention Whatsizname and Dame Washalot.
Do you remember the lands of Topsy Turvy and Do As You Please? Well, Georgia is thoroughly enjoying the tales and I am very much enjoying reading about them with her.
To celebrate Book Week, Georgia dressed up as one of her favourite characters from one of her favourite books: Bessie from “Magic of the Faraway Tree.”
Of course they work. Georgia loves the stories. If you can explain the dick and fanny thing (these days they are Rick and Fiona – much better for classroom reading), the adventures are brilliant. You won’t be disappointed. I reckon we owe it to our children to keep their imaginations alive with fairytales that we enjoyed in our childhood. Like boardgames vs computer games and Wiis etc. Don’t get me started… find an old copy of the faraway saga in an opshop. make sure it is tattered and torn and read away. He will LOVE it.
I was about to start reading them to Jake!!! Do they still work? I found and old Enid Blyton Book “Mr Pink-Whistle'” at an op-shop and started reading it to him ( I don’t remember this one from my childhood!!)but stopped when this half-man half brownie stopped two children onthe side of the road to say hello, walked with them chatting for a while, then turned himself invisible and followed them home. Later he returned and brought them presents. I love Enid Blyton but sadly that storyline shows the innocence lost to this generation ):. The Magic Faraway Tree was one of my favourite books and I desperately want to read it to Jake but I didn’t want to be disappointed. A few gender stereotypes don’t bother me but everything else is all right, right!!?