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Author Archives: pippastef
Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go Off to Camp, part 1
Five Go Off to Camp has been split into two parts – good! I say. It’s one of the more mysterious mysteries, and one that I cannot help but be drawn to. The 90s take on the book was unfortunately … Continue reading
If you like Blyton: Dead Man’s Cove by Lauren St John
I swear I had been planning to review this book a while ago, and by a while, I mean almost two years ago! I certainly have read it before, but I think I just never got around to it. It … Continue reading
Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go Off in a Caravan
Five Go Off in a Caravan is one of my favourite stories; I love the magic of the circus and it feels like a proper adventure mystery, the characters are full of charm, wit and villainy. Tiger Dan and Lou … Continue reading
Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go to Smuggler’s Top, part 2
Last week I did a review of the first part of Five go to Smuggler’s Top and now I’m going to bring you a review of the second part. We start this episode off with a recap of what happened … Continue reading
Famous Five 70’s Style Five Go to Smugger’s Top, part 1
Now I know I did the 90s series in strict Blytonian order but as a pure mistake (or was it careful planning?) I ended up looking at Five Go to Smuggler’s Top Part 1 instead of Five Run Away Together … Continue reading
The Blyton Book of Keepsakes
While I was on holiday last week and even though I wasn’t in what I strictly think of as Blyton country, I did manage to find something ever so beautiful! This neat little thing used to be a hard back … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Purchases
Tagged Crafts, Five Get Into Trouble, Holiday, Keepsake Book, Stitching, Washi Tape
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Famous Five 70s Style: Five Go Adventuring Again
So here we are, starting to look at the 70s TV adapatations of the Famous Five novels. As you well know I’ve done a review of the 90s TV series, so now we need to look into how well the … Continue reading
If you like Blyton: Mystery at Witchend by Malcolm Saville
There are many books we’ve recommended to you if you like Blyton, Robin Steven’s Murder Most Unladylike series being the latest one, not only in publishing terms but as being reviewed on the blog. However for this blog I would … Continue reading
How to Get Blyton’s Style: Camping and Adventuring Materials
I know we’ve had rather a lot of these recently but while I was up in Scotland with Fiona that she had the idea that I should do a post of all the kit you’d need to make it seem … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage Style
Tagged Adventure, Bicycle, Camping, Picnic Hamper, Rucksack, Tent, Torch
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How to Get Blyton’s Style: Gents
If you saw my post from last week you’ll know that I picked out some clothes from today’s fashion that could be considered Blytonesque. They were clothes for the girls by and large and today I thought that I would … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage Style
Tagged Blazer, Blyton, Jumpers, Macintosh, Shorts, Vintage Style, Walking Boots
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How to get Blyton’s style: Ladies
I thought I would bring you something a little different over the next couple of weeks on the blog – inspired by a pair of shoes I found on a clothing website. This week I will look at how to … Continue reading
Posted in Vintage Style
Tagged Boater, Hat, Malory Towers, Pinafore, Rucksack, Shoes, Shorts, Vintage Style
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So Many Editions
I can’t be the only one who collects many editions of the same books in their collection. I have spoken to a couple of people who indeed find it hard to pass up different editions of their favourite books and … Continue reading
The River of Adventure
I know it’s been a while since I have reviewed any of the Adventure Series books but I know where I got up to, and that was River. So without waiting another second it’s time to have a look at … Continue reading
Last Term at Malory Towers: Audio Adaptation
So here we are at the last audio adaptation of Malory Towers. Its been a rather short run of these audio comparisons but with only six volumes in the series, how could we expect more? Maybe I shall have to … Continue reading
In the Fifth at Malory Towers: Audio Adaptation
We’re almost at the end of these comparisons, mostly because there was only ever six to do with Malory Towers. In the Fifth is my second favourite Malory Towers book, the first being The Third Year at Malory Towers. The reason … Continue reading
Famous Five 90s Style: Five Are Together Again
Now the general consensus from Blytonites is that Five Are Together Again is one of the weakest series endings to come from Blyton, and that it really isn’t the best adventure the Five could have ended on. If you think … Continue reading
Child April – A poem by Enid Blyton
Today I’m bringing you a poem from Blyton’s Poetry Book. I hope you like it. Child April Oh, April is a fairy child, a fairy child is she, As wayward as the little winds a-blowing, For will she smile or … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged April, Bluebells, Child April, Cuckoo, The Enid Blyton Poetry Book
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Making Blyton’s Food: Mrs Glump’s melt-in-the-mouth shortbread
We are having a bit of a ‘Barney Mysteries’ week as Fiona has reviewed The Rockingdown Mystery for us this week and I’m going to tell you about the shortbread from our favourite Jane Brocket book Cherry Cake and Ginger … Continue reading
Posted in Food and recipes
Tagged Cherry Cake and Ginger Beer, Jane Brocket, Making Blyton's Food, Shortbread
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Upper Fourth at Malory Towers: Audio Adaptation
The Upper Fourth at Malory Towers is the one that made the biggest impression on me when I was younger and the cassette that I had listened to, had filled me full of dread for failure. The crux of the … Continue reading
Famous Five 90s Style: Five Have a Mystery to Solve
Five have a Mystery Solve is somewhere in the middle of my rankings of the Famous Five stories. Its neither one thing or the other. It signals the end of the series and the downward curve it takes from there. … Continue reading
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