When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? There'll be adventures waiting for them, whatever happens; funny, magical adventures that will delight children again and again.
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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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75 of 76 people found the following review helpful
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I read lots of books as a child, many by Enid Blyton, but this has to be the best by far. It's all about 4 children, Bessie, Fanny, Jo and Dick and all the adventures that they had with their fairy friends in the Magic Faraway Tree. Even after 25 years I can still remember what "toffee shocks" and "pop biscuits" are. I'm now reading it to my 6 year old twins and it's magical to hear the excitement as they long to ride the "slipery slip" and make up their own versions of Saucepan Man's silly songs. If you have children, buy them this book, they will love it!!!
58 of 59 people found the following review helpful
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I read these books as a 6 year old, again as a teenager and countless times since. I can only echo what previous reviewers have already written - fantastic, every single word. The characters are imaginative yet believeable, the children are well brought up and likeable and the adventures make you green with envy.
Unfortunately I have mislaid my copies and sought to replace them. However, I discovered that the new reprints have changed the children's names from Joe, Bessie, Fanny and Dick, to Joe, Beth, Frannie and Rick. Pathetic. Definitely buy it, but buy secondhand copies to read it the way that Ms Blyton intended.
47 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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I can not recommend this book enough!I read all the Faraway Tree stories when I was a child and out of the hundreds of books that i consequently read, it is the only one that I have bought to put away to read to my daughter when she is older.
The book is based around the magical adventures that Joe,Beth and Frannie encounter when they climb up the Faraway Tree. I can still remember the excitement of reading about the fantastic lands that they visited and wishing that I could find a Faraway Tree of my very own!
Enid Blyton is a fantastic author and the writing describing characters such as Silky the fairy, Moonface and the slippery-slip slide and Mr Saucepan man will bring the magic alive and boost and capture a child's imagination.
This book is a perfect gift to give a child to encourage a love of reading and I think it would be hard to find a book that adults will love reading to their child as much as this one.
It is a book for the young and the young at heart who wish they still believed in MAGIC!
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I love Enid Blyton and have very fond memories of reading these books when I was a kid, so I wanted to get them for my 4 year old daughter to introduce her to the magic, I really... Read more
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Wonderful reproduction of this Enid Blyton book. Beautifully illustrated. Children's names changed to more uptodate ones,this doesn't matter as it doesn't alter the story. Read more
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I am reading this excellent adventure book at the same time as my grandson Rohan so that we can find know how to find our own Faraway tree when we go camping together in the... Read more
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This is one of the best children's books I have ever read and I did over 50 years ago . So glad my grandchildren love it as much as me and their parents did! Read more
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I bought the this story and two others from the collection to read to my two daughters aged 4 and 6. We read a chapter or two per night. Read more
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Childhood memories
Greatly appreciated by my grand childern - and me! I am going to be buying all the Enid Blyton books, I can see that coming!
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just as i remembered it tanks will read it to my granddaughters for the next three weeks lovely book in great condition
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Among the top ten finest childrens books ever written
When i was at primary school aged eight, our class covered this book, and it was a huge hit. Among the top ten finest childrens books ever written.
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I was looking for a first bed-time story with chapters, and got this based on the reviews. It was an excellent choice, and not in the slightest fuddy duddy or old fashioned at all... Read more
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