Having posted on Monday what I was going to write this week, for some reason I then spent the last few days writing my 2024 reading round up. I should have been putting together the one about my birthday and Christmas presents.

Two reading round ups in one week seems excessive so here is the presents one, not at all hastily pulled together at the last minute.

Not out of ideas yet?

Despite having surely plundered all corners of the internet for Blyton gifts over the past many years my nearest and dearest have managed to provide me with another crop of blogging materials this year.

The 2024 haul

Up front are the graphic novels of Famous Five books 3 and 4, Five Run Away Together and Five Go to Smuggler’s Top, both of which I plan to review after doing number 2.

To the right is the Lego set I wanted – Kiki got built before I’d had time to take a photo for this post, as Brodie wanted to help me. Isn’t she cute? I’ll probably review the build, which will be a first for me.

Back left was a total surprise from my sister – something I don’t think I’ve even seen before – a Noddy toy/craft where you build a scene out of the cardboard pieces. That’s obviously going to get its own post too!

These are all arranged on another gift – a bookish blanket which has already had much use in keeping me warm on the sofa as I read, watch TV, do jigsaws and build Lego!

And then I got these three from Stef (after I had taken the other photo, and binned the Lego box). By happy coincidence they contain only stories which I don’t already have and also illustrations! Review(s) will be coming at some point.

What Blyton goodies did you get last year? (If it was ‘none’ then I give you permission to go treat yourself now!)