Tag Archives: Enid Blyton’s Book of the Year

Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 7

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Fiona

We are at part 7 of 8, which means there’s only one blogging week until Christmas! I ran out of time this week, though, so only managed three stories instead of four. That means I have to try to squeeze … Continue reading →

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Monday #353

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Fiona

December 2019 round up and First Date: a St Andrews Story It is likely that the Nature Charts for January will show snowy, frosty days, for as the proverb says, stronger cold comes with the longer days. Keep a list … Continue reading →

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Monday #347

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Fiona

Thursday is the 51st anniversary of Enid Blyton’s death. We have done a special post in the past to mark the occasion but I haven’t anything planned this year, as I write something every week that I hope shows the … Continue reading →

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Autumn Reads

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Fiona

The days are starting to get a little shorter and colder now, after a glorious summer. Soon the leaves will be turning and falling, and it will be perfect curl-up-with-a-book season, so I thought I would put together a list … Continue reading →

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Blyton at Christmas 1920-1945

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Fiona

I have tried to do this in rough chronological order, but many dates given refer to when a story was published in a book. It will often be the case that it was in Enid Blyton’s Magazine or Sunny Stories … Continue reading →

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Blyton’s Bonfires, Guys and Fireworks

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Fiona

It’s bonfire night, or Guy Fawkes’ night this week, so I thought I would put something together covering what Blyton wrote about the subject. SECRET SEVEN FIREWORKS This seems like an obvious first choice, given the title! While the main … Continue reading →

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