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Tag Archives: Famous Five for Grown Ups
Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Parenting by Bruno Vincent
As you can see this week I decided to read Five Go Parenting. You might be wondering why given my scathing review of the only other one I’ve read before now (namely Five On a Strategy Away Day). But, this … Continue reading
Enid Blyton Christmas gift guide 2018
The Enid Blyton brand has really been growing lately, with ‘new’ books coming out and there have been some tie-in products over the last few years as well. Here’s a guide of what to get for your Blyton-loving friends and family, … Continue reading
Posted in Purchases, Toys and Games
Tagged Christmas, Famous Five for Grown Ups, Gifts, Noddy Toyland Detective, Presents
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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go on a Strategy Away Day (again)
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
Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Parenting
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
Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors
Tagged Bruno Vincent, Famous Five for Grown Ups, Five Go Parenting, Lily Kirrin
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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Give up the Booze
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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Tagged Bruno Vincent, Famous Five for Grown Ups, Five Give up the Booze
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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Forget Mother’s Day
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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Tagged Bruno Vincent, Famous Five for Grown Ups, Five Forget Mothers Day
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Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go on a Strategy Away Day
Stef has already reviewed Five on Brexit Island and Five Go Gluten Free. She did not heap praise on those titles, and I’m afraid my review is likely to be equally negative. To save you reading further if you don’t have … Continue reading
Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five Go Gluten Free
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
Blytonian Presents (2016)
Every year I get spoiled on my birthday and at Christmas (the two days being only ten days apart) and every year I then show off what I got that’s Blyton-related. This year is no different! 1. Five Go Gluten … Continue reading
Famous Five for Grown Ups: Five on Brexit Island
The first review of the new satirical Famous Five novels. These novels have been out for a while now but Fiona and I have asked for them for Christmas – luckily for me I got given a copy of Brexit as … Continue reading