Author Archives: Fiona

June 2019 round up

Posted on July 10, 2019 by Fiona

I completely forgot about doing a round-up for June last week! What I have read Last month I got through: Can You Keep a Secret? – Sophie Kinsella Five Go Off to Camp – reviewed here and here Written in … Continue reading →

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Monday #327

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Fiona

June round up and Malory Towers on TV Hey, Timmy – you look like Queen Elizabeth the First in a fine big ruff! Uncle Quentin makes fun of Timmy and offends George so much that she goes off to camp … Continue reading →

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Miss Grayling’s Girls 6 – her best teachers

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Fiona

This should really be titled Miss Grayling’s Ladies, I suppose, but as all the other parts have girls in the title I stuck with consistency and not accuracy! Previous parts, about the various girls that attend Malory Towers, can be … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 8: From volume 1 issue 17

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 1, issue 17. October 28th – November 10th, 1953   OUR LETTER PAGE  1. A letter from Gillian Broadhurst, 270 Kings Road, Kingstanding, Birmingham, 22c Dear Enid Blyton, I … Continue reading →

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Monday #326

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Fiona

I didn’t end up doing jury duty last week, but I’ve got to attend again today at 10 – on my day off no less! Thankfully three of Enid’s fans have done the bulk of the work for Wednesday’s post … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 7: From volume 1 issue 16

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 1, issue 16. October 14th – 27th, 1953   OUR LETTER PAGE  1. A letter from Busy-Bee Geraldine Ann Wall, 99 Bloomfield Road, Blackwood, Mon. Dear Enid Blyton, I … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton, praise and criticism part 4: The World of Children’s Books

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Fiona

I brought this one (and all the other praise and criticism books) home from the staff library at my work. I just quickly skimmed the index to see if Enid Blyton was mentioned. She’s in this one four times but … Continue reading →

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Monday #325

Posted on June 24, 2019 by Fiona

The second post of this week will depend on whether or not I am actually called for jury duty at the end of the week. If I am, on top of working and running around after a toddler, I may … Continue reading →

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My twenty-fifth Noddy book: Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Fiona

Back in 2016 I reviewed my twenty-fourth Noddy book and proclaimed it my last. I wasn’t in a strop with Noddy, as irritating as he can be at times, I had come to the end of the main series. There … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton, praise and criticism part 3: The Ultimate First Book Guide

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Fiona

The Ultimate First Book Guide claims to contain over 500 great books for 0-7s. This might be dangerous for me as I will probably see lots of things I will want to read, I really enjoy going back and reading popular children’s … Continue reading →

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Monday #324

Posted on June 17, 2019 by Fiona

Enid Blyton in the Ultimate First Book Guide and Noddy and the Farmyard Muddle Amelia Jane slept for an hour – and then she began having horrid dreams about falling into a river and getting cold and wet. She woke … Continue reading →

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Five Go off to Camp part 2

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Fiona

Last time I wrote a lot about Mr Luffy and the Andrews/Robbins family, and very little about the actual storyline or adventure. Let me remedy that now! The big adventure Now I’ve just read the book in the past week … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 6: From volume 1 issue 15

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 1, issue 15. September 30th – October 13th, 1953 OUR LETTER PAGE  1. A letter from Joan Bickerton, Whin Garth, Gunnerton, Hexam. Dear Enid Blyton, You may be very … Continue reading →

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Monday #323

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Fiona

Letters to Enid volume 6 and Five Go Off to Camp part 2 Noddy and the Tootles is the penultimate book in the series of 24 books about Noddy. The Tootles are a family of musical gypsies who camp by … Continue reading →

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Five Go Off to Camp

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Fiona

This is the seventh book in the series, a series which was only meant to run for six books! Children loved the Famous Five so much, however, that Blyton wrote another six. And another six. And then a final three. … Continue reading →

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May 2019 round up

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Fiona

What I have read After taking a bit of a break from the Outlander series in order to read some other things, I’ve gone through two more and I’m now on the eighth book. I’m almost halfway through my hundred … Continue reading →

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Monday #322

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Fiona

Last week was a very busy one so not only did I not review Five Go Off to Camp, I didn’t even take it off the shelf. Oops! I will try harder this week. May round up and Five Go … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid 5: From volume 1 issue 14

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 1, issue 14. September 16th-29th 1953 OUR LETTER PAGE  1. A letter from Jean McGregor, aged 9, 6 Grenville Road, Padstow, Cornwall Dear Enid Blyton, My friend and I … Continue reading →

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Monday #321

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Fiona

Letters to Enid volume 5 and Five Go Off to Camp “Now, when I were a boy, a boy not much older than this here youngster, there wasn’t no light-house out there – but there was always them wicked rocks! … Continue reading →

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The Mr Galliano’s Circus covers through the years

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Fiona

Seeing as I like looking at all the different cover designs that Enid Blyton’s books have had over the years, I’ve decided it’s Mr Galliano’s Circus’ turn. I have already looked at The Famous Five, The Secret Series, The Adventure … Continue reading →

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