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The Pole Star Family

Posted on May 10, 2017 by pippastef

As you know last week I got an omnibus of the Family series, tightly and newly bound in a Quentin Blake-esque illustrations, shoulder to shoulder with related stories. So I thought that this week I’d continue with the reviews from this … Continue reading →

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The Saucy Jane Family

Posted on May 3, 2017 by pippastef

A Bit of Background As some of you will know I reviewed The Queen Elizabeth Family last year, so the concept of Enid Blyton’s Family Series was not unknown to me. However I admit ignorance in the fact that I did … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go on a Strategy Away Day (again)

Posted on April 26, 2017 by pippastef

Once again I’m going to bring you a look at the Bruno Vincent’s attempts at making Enid Blyton’s Famous Five into modern-day grown-ups. I believe I’ve looked at the last in the series by this point, but by the looks of … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Marsh Road Mysteries: Diamonds and Daggers by Elen Caldecott

Posted on April 19, 2017 by pippastef

As you know we are always on the look out for books and authors to recommend for you to try, especially if they are reminiscent of our favourite author, Enid Blyton. Of course for Fiona and I, working in libraries we … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Parenting

Posted on April 12, 2017 by pippastef

I can imagine hearing you all cheering when I say that this is the last Famous Five for Grown-Ups that I can review for a while. I know I have really bombarded you with them, and I suspect that there … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Missing Necklace

Posted on April 5, 2017 by pippastef

It’s been a while since I favoured you with a Five Find-Outers review, and quite frankly it was because I found it hard to convince myself to keep reading. I just don’t gel with these books as much as the … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Give up the Booze

Posted on March 29, 2017 by pippastef

I know you’re getting an onslaught of these Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups at the moment, but as they’re quick to read they make a perfect blog to work on. I can pick up the book on a Monday night and … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Forget Mother’s Day

Posted on March 22, 2017 by pippastef

Five Forget Mother’s Day – honestly, how could our beloved Famous Five forget the one day a year that we use to celebrate our mothers (not that we shouldn’t celebrate them everyday!)? I got this book to give to my … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Run Away Together

Posted on March 15, 2017 by pippastef

As we know, I managed to lose the track of which Famous Five episodes I had reviewed, which is why we have come back to Five Run Away Together. I completely skipped it for some reason! Anyway shall we get on … Continue reading →

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Stef’s February 2017 (and more) round up

Posted on March 12, 2017 by pippastef

Whoops, as you probably gathered we have missed the last couple of round ups. Fiona has done her blog and now it’s my turn. WHAT I HAVE READ IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS February – Looking for Captain Poldark – … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s Britain, part 2

Posted on March 8, 2017 by pippastef

Last time I brought you a selection of destinations in London and Buckinghamshire where you could go and be close to our favourite authoress Enid Blyton. This week I’m going to start looking down by the coast, the south west … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Are Together Again, part 2

Posted on March 3, 2017 by pippastef

The second part of Five Are Together Again, makes for interesting viewing. In this blog I will look at the differences and changes from the novel  and as usual we will find out whether the changes are good or bad. … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s Britain, part 1

Posted on February 24, 2017 by pippastef

Thanks to a comment on one of my previous posts, from a reader saying that it would be nice to have a list of locations that Enid Blyton used for inspiration and where she lived, I have decided to put … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Are Together Again, part 1

Posted on February 15, 2017 by pippastef

Like a lot of the 70s episodes of the TV series, Five Are Together Again comes in two parts. For me that means another blog and for us as viewers it means more content from Enid Blyton’s book on the TV screen. Gloria … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Demon’s Rocks, part 2

Posted on February 8, 2017 by pippastef

This is going to sound harsh as I know that there are people out there who love the theme tune for the 70s Famous Five but after several false starts (I put the wrong DVD in for the episode three … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Demon’s Rocks, part 1

Posted on February 1, 2017 by pippastef

Not being as familiar with the 70s Famous Five as I am with the 90s one, I clearly didn’t realise that Demon’s Rocks was a two-parter! I thought it was just one episode and actually it’s two, so next week … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five on Finniston Farm

Posted on January 25, 2017 by pippastef

Five on Finniston Farm, in my humble opinion, has always been one of my favourite later Famous Five novels. In my opinion I think that it one of the three books in the latter part of the series that brings … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Get Into a Fix

Posted on January 18, 2017 by pippastef

Five Get Into a Fix is one of my favourite books of the Five series; I love the imagery of the snow-capped Welsh hills, the tobogganing, the skiing and all of that. It’s one of the only Christmas stories and … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters

Posted on January 11, 2017 by pippastef

Fiona told me that my reviews might be a bit more positive if I got myself an older version of the text. I managed to find one on eBay for around five pounds, which was good because there weren’t very … Continue reading →

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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Gluten Free

Posted on January 4, 2017 by pippastef

A sneaky purchase after Christmas because I was blessed with one of these spoofs at Christmas time. I didn’t have much choice of book as Five Give Up the Booze and Five Go on a Strategy Away Day were both sold out. … Continue reading →

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