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109 of 110 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I loved all of Enid Blyton's books as a child.
Now as a mother myself I have loved them again as I have reread them to my children.
I now live in the USA and Enid Blyton is unheard of so family send me some and Amazon fills in the blanks.
This Christmas my Mum brought this DVD and the Wishing Chair one too. We have to have a multi region player to watch these but the chance to relive my childhood makes it worth while. In the days of Rugrats, The Simpsons et al it is refreshing to see real stories that still engage children with the magic that is lacking in real life.
Some aspects of the stories are a little different from the book but only to adults who remember them!LOL So in review I would recommend this DVD to anyone with children under 8, my 7 1/2 year old son still enjoyed this as he can read the books on his own now and the DVD brought the characters in his imagination to life.
So for good old fashioned stories which you can safely let children watch alone you can't go far wrong with this purchase.
Now as a mother myself I have loved them again as I have reread them to my children.
I now live in the USA and Enid Blyton is unheard of so family send me some and Amazon fills in the blanks.
This Christmas my Mum brought this DVD and the Wishing Chair one too. We have to have a multi region player to watch these but the chance to relive my childhood makes it worth while. In the days of Rugrats, The Simpsons et al it is refreshing to see real stories that still engage children with the magic that is lacking in real life.
Some aspects of the stories are a little different from the book but only to adults who remember them!LOL So in review I would recommend this DVD to anyone with children under 8, my 7 1/2 year old son still enjoyed this as he can read the books on his own now and the DVD brought the characters in his imagination to life.
So for good old fashioned stories which you can safely let children watch alone you can't go far wrong with this purchase.
38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This was actually bought for my ten year old daughter, but is proving to be an even bigger hit with my three year old son and has, thankfully, taken the place of the Wiggles in his affections. It is, simply, a wonderful series of tales containing memorable and amusing characters, such as Moonface and Saucepan Man. With each tale telling of their adventures in a different magical land that they find at the top of the Far Away Tree. Not ideal for Pokemon fans, this is more traditional storytelling and I am sure that most adults will remember the stories from their childhoods. Made by Cosgrove Hall and scripted by Jimmy Hibbert - the team behind the modern TV adaptation of that other Enid Blyton classic, Noddy - it has all the high production standards that you have come to expect from that production studio. All in all, take strong storytelling, add to that first rate animation and throw in perfect charcter voicing and the result is top notch entertainment for children.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Captures the essence of the books very well and captivates my 5yo son. The stories chosen are some of the best from the Faraway Tree books stripped down a bit. The animation is pretty good (not sure when the series was made) and each episode lasts about 10-15 mins so great to dip in and out of.
Nothing to worry a parent about as they're good, clean fun with a little scariness thrown in.
Nothing to worry a parent about as they're good, clean fun with a little scariness thrown in.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
my son loved it.
I was really excited about this as the faraway tree is my favourite childhood book. I found the whole thing a little disappointing, voices were a bit weird. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Miss Fulford
This is my childhood!
When I was 5 years old I had The Faraway Tree on video and I watched it every single night until one day the video died from exhaustion and it couldn't be watched any longer! Read more
Published 3 months ago by J-Lee D.
Fantastic value
Well when i saw that this DVD was on Amazon, I had to have it. Excellent value, no more than a few bags of chips in price to be fair! Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chloe_18
Great for Kids
An old quality DVD but after the kids have had the stories read to them and now watch the DVD they are loving it!
Published 6 months ago by Sume
Children love it
I would prefer it made in a slower, more 'dated' format, but the children love it. So they are the final jugdes
Published 7 months ago by South Western
A blast from the past.
My grandson loved this, it was a favorite of my daughter when we used to read bedtime stories, so it was nice to see it on DVD, I have now ordered the wishing chair DVD. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. DAVIES
Back to my childhood
Fantastic dvd, read all the books as a child. When I saw the dvd I had to get it to watch with my children. When the dvd came my boys said no thanks mum! Read more
Published 9 months ago by Suzi
Disappointing
I suppose that having read all the Faraway books as a child and then reading them to my own daughters, seeing a dvd interpretaion bought for my grandson was never really going to... Read more
Published 9 months ago by J. Mcgill
best thing ever for young children.
When i was very little, this dvd (or should i say video) was at my local library, i used to take it out every week and watch it everyday for about a year :)
Published 15 months ago by D. Barry
Enchanting
This is absolutely enchanting. The film is old style but my 5 year old daughter is transfixed with the magic of the stories. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Suzanne K. Forster
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