This has been another hard one to write as there hasn’t been a great deal of new items out. Maybe there will be more soon with the Faraway Tree movie coming out. It’s a shame there hasn’t been any Malory Towers merchandise, actually.

(Previous guides can be found here, though I can’t guarantee all the items on them will still be available!)

New books

At least there are always new books coming out – not something you can often say about an author who last wrote a book 60 years ago.

For babies there are the two new lift-the-flap books (reviewed by me earlier).

Goodnight Fairy and Let’s Have a Picnic both £7.99 at Waterstones.

We also have two new Famous Five Colour Short Stories – written by Sufiya Ahmed. You know I can’t resist any book with library in the title so I’ll have to give that one a go, even if I know it won’t live up to the real thing.

The Library Mystery £6.99, and Five and the Missing Prize £7.99, from Waterstones.

Hodder have more short story collections with different themes again. You always know what you’re getting with these – 25-30 stories picked for their theme, some which have never been reprinted before (others, though, have already appeared in recent Hodder collections).

One a Day Christmas Stories, Magical Stories, Five Minute Summer Stories and Goodnight Stories all £7.99 at Waterstones (though Christmas Stories is on offer for £6.49 right now).

Plus there are two collections for children of very specific ages (ones for 5 year olds and 8 year olds are to come out next year.)

Stories for 6 Year Olds and Stories for 7 Year Olds both £6.99 at Waterstones.

More attractively designed is Poems for Every Season which has over 100 poems – it’s nice to see the poetry getting some appreciation!

Poems for Every Season £14.99 at Waterstones

There are a couple of new graphic novels too – Five Run Away Together and Five Go to Smugglers Top.

Five Run Away Together and Five Go to Smugglers Top both £8.99 at Waterstones.

Not books

You might be wondering why I’m suggesting a White Rabbit Lego set as that sounds way more Alice in Wonderland than Enid Blyton. But it’s a 3 in 1 build which can be a rabbit, a seal or a cockatoo. And the cockatoo is exactly how Stuart Tresilian depicts Kiki (as opposed to the scarlet and grey bird she is in the text).

Lego Creator 3 in 1 White Rabbit £17.99 at Lego.com

All booklovers need bookmarks (even though we often do with old receipts or scraps of paper, or at least, I do!). So why not these ones featuring Enid Blyton quotes like Don’t forget Bill Smugs?

Set of five bookmarks £3.50 by heirloomreading on Etsy.

That seller also has some packages of a book plus bookmarks:

Book plus three bookmarks £7.50 by heirloomreading on Etsy.

For Malory Towers fans how about an iron-on badge (as seen in the musical stage play)?

Malory Towers Badge £4.99, KTFAwarenesspins on Etsy

For Noddy fans how about a Noddy necklace?

Noddy necklace £18.00, NaomiWicksArt on Etsy

I found more than I expected in the end!