Category Archives: Reading Recommendations

Best of Blyton at the library

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Fiona

I’ve started my new job in a library now, and I’ve been taking full advantage of my access to all those books! In a quieter moment I ran a catalogue search for Enid Blyton and it came up with 264 hits over … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: Dead Man’s Cove by Lauren St John

Posted on July 29, 2016 by pippastef

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 →

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If you like Blyton: The Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories by Joyce Lankester Brisley

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Fiona

Anyone who knows me will know two things – a) I love a bargain when it comes to buying books and b) I love reading children’s books. Those two together is how I came to buy the Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories. I … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: Mystery at Witchend by Malcolm Saville

Posted on June 8, 2016 by pippastef

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 →

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If you like Blyton: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Fiona

Stef has already reviewed this (as has Poppy) but as always I’m late to the party and have just gotten around to reading it. I had many thoughts and so I am now going to inflict them on you all. … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

Posted on February 17, 2016 by pippastef

Occasionally Fiona and I find books that feel like the Blyton books we so know and love. Modern authors can sometimes channel our beloved authoress and we do our best to find them and bring them to your attention. So … Continue reading →

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A Round-up of Christmas Posts

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Fiona

We’ve posted several Christmas and winter-themed posts over the years and this week I thought I’d post a little round up. It’s a very busy time of the year right now but if anyone has some free time I thought … Continue reading →

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Stef’s six favourite Blyton books

Posted on October 2, 2015 by pippastef

So Fiona did her favourite six books for you last week and I promised I would do the same this week, so here goes. It is quite hard doing six! That sixth favourite was quite a hard choice to make. … Continue reading →

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Fiona’s six favourite Enid Blyton Books

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Fiona

I was rather stuck for a post this week as I didn’t want to subject you all to Noddy too many weeks in a row. This post was Stef’s idea as I hadn’t thought of anything myself and she assures … Continue reading →

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If You Like Blyton – Pea’s Book of Holidays by Susie Day

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Fiona

I was rather conflicted about this book before I even opened it. I got it way back in December and had stuck it on the blog schedule for May (after I had gotten through the annual and other new Blytons … Continue reading →

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If you like Blyton: The Mystery of the Whistling Caves by Helen Moss

Posted on October 11, 2013 by pippastef

We’ve all seen the books on the shelves that proclaim gaily that “If you like Enid Blyton, you’ll love this!” and if you’re anything like me and Fiona, we approach these books with caution. In experience the books that proclaim … Continue reading →

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Stef’s spring reads

Posted on April 7, 2013 by pippastef

I keep waking up in the morning wondering if today will be the day where the weather breaks from winter cold to the tentative glories of spring, so far, no luck. In fact at work I have recently completed a display of … Continue reading →

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Winter and Christmas reads, part 2

Posted on December 10, 2012 by pippastef

I hope you all enjoyed my last book on the Blyton books you should be reading this winter. Here are five more titles in my list of winter and Christmas must reads by Blyton. If you missed my first post … Continue reading →

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Winter and Christmas Reads, part 1

Posted on December 2, 2012 by pippastef

Yesterday we hit the twelfth month of the year – December and we all know what December means: Christmas! Now I don’t know about a lot of you, but when I think of Enid Blyton my mind doesn’t automatically go to the winter/Christmas stories … Continue reading →

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