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The Adventures of the Wishing-chair (Wishing Chair) (Paperback)

by Enid Blyton (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Egmont Books Ltd (5 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405239581
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405239585
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #9 in  Books > Children's Books > Authors & Illustrators > B > Blyton, Enid
    #87 in  Books > Children's Books > Fiction > Science Fiction & Fantasy

Product Description

Product Description
"The Adventures of the Wishing Chair" - When Mollie and Peter go to buy their mother a birthday present, they discover the most extraordinary thing: a chair that can fly and grant wishes! The Wishing-Chair takes them on some marvellous adventures - to a castle where they narrowly escape from a giant and rescue Chinky the pixie, to the Land of Dreams, and to a disappearing island!You can be whisked away by Enid Blyton's magical Wishing-Chair stories.

About the Author
Enid Blyton is one of the most-loved authors in children's publishing. With over 700 titles published, Enid Blyton's stories remain timeless classics, adored throughout the world. As a young woman Enid was faced with many choices: her father had planned a career in music for her, while she felt drawn to writing. In the end, she became a teacher. In 1922, a collection of poems by Enid was published, it was her first step towards her dream of becoming an author. Aged 27, Enid married Hugh Pollock and moved to London. Enid had two children with Hugh, and soon after wrote her first novel, The Adventures of the Wishing-Chair. Enid divorced Hugh after almost 20 years of marriage, and married Kenneth Waters in 1943. Throughout the 40s and 50s, Enid wrote books at a colossal pace: adventure stories, mysteries, magical stories, farming stories, stories for younger children, best-selling series like The Famous Five and Noddy. Enid fell ill with Alzheimer's disease and she died in 1963. Her spirit lives on in her books and she is remembered as one of the most-loved and celebrated children's authors.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars exciting!, 25 Jun 2000
By A Customer
i really enjoyed this book, especially the part were they flew on the chair for the first time. I thought the book was very easy to read and understand and captured my imagination.

Chloe Harvatt age 8

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Top 10!, 17 Jul 2003
By v1kster (Sheffield, South Yorkshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I can't believe you can still get this amazing book! Whilst I'm not a complete fan of Ms Blyton, this and it's sequel 'The Wishing Chair Again' are in my top 10 of favourite books from my childhood - and that's a lot of books! It has all the classic ingredients - magic, fantasy, almost-but-not-quite too good to be true children, naughty magical folk such as elves, a mad witch and amazing places to visit! I was raving about this book to a friend with a little girl obsessed with Harry Potter recently - she has gone out to buy it for her and I'm sure any child who is enthralled with the world of Hogwarts will find this almost as engaging. Enid manages to keep most of her own views on the world out of this book and just lets her love of children, magic and story telling go wild. A beautifully written book and as each adventure practically has its own chapter it makes easy reading for young ones - they can have a bedtime adventure a night! If you are a parent - please buy this book!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A very good book for Bed-time stories., 1 Jul 2000
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This is a book which I thoroughly enjoyed as a child and which I have just finished reading to my two young children aged 3 and 4. They couldn`t wait to hear the next chapter. Although the children get into all sorts of adventures(typically Enid Blyton)there was never any that were too frightening for them.It really captured their imaginations,and they identified with the two young children in the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the amazing wishing chair
i think that this book is very good i would say that everyone can read it. it is very exsiting to read (your love it)
Published 7 months ago by Mr. Colin Parker

5.0 out of 5 stars Of Flying chairs, pixies, magicians and more
As a child, much of my reading was Enid Blyton, and I still remember reading this book and the sequels. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful & so imaginitive!!!
I fell in love with this book over 20 years ago, and am coming back to buy it again. This is a wonderful book from a series of great books, perfect for any child!! Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2000

4.0 out of 5 stars amazing
This book is imaginatively annd beautifully written with stories that will give you hours of pleasure
Published on 2 Jul 2000

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