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Tag Archives: Five Go Adventuring Again
Reading the Famous Five to Brodie, part 2
I have written one post already with some of Brodie’s comments on Five on a Treasure Island (and his love of the series in general). We are all the way up to Mystery Moor now, and I find him making … Continue reading
Monday #532
After a week of glorious sunshine today we’ve had a lot of much-needed rain and some thunderstorms – a natural consequence of all the heat. Letters to Enid 31 and Enid Blyton’s Holiday Stories then and now, part 10 I … Continue reading
Enid Blyton greetings cards
It’s not too hard to find Blyton-themed birthday cards these days – there are the ones based on the Famous Five for grown-ups books by Bruno Vincent, there are some Noddy ones to be found on popular card websites, and … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts
Tagged Birthday, Christmas, Crafts, Five Go Adventuring Again, Five Go to Mystery Moor, Greetings Cards
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Monday #346
I did warn you last week: The Christmas posts are starting from now! (There are less than six weeks to go, you know.) Christmas gift guide 2019 and If you like Blyton: The Harveys See it Through by Phyllis Gegan … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Christmas, Father Christmas and Belinda, Five Go Adventuring Again, Monday, November
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Monday #297
Just two weeks till Christmas now! Enid Blyton gift guide and Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 2 [The tree] stood in the hall, with coloured candles in holders clipped to the branches, and gay, shining ornaments hanging from top … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged December, Five Go Adventuring Again, Monday, Noddy Meets Father Christmas
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Monday #280
Blyton’s strangest homes and If you like Blyton: Cream Buns and Crime by Robin Stevens Here come Sam and Anne, ready for anything that Pete wants them to do. Their mothers look out of the window, shake their heads and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged August, Five Go Adventuring Again, Monday, Mr Roland, The Troublesome Three
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Five Go Adventuring Again
After finally reviewing Five on a Treasure Island it has taken me a while to get around to reading the next book, but I’ve done it now. FOLLOWING IN BIG FOOTSTEPS Five on a Treasure Island is such a strong … Continue reading
Blyton’s Winter Reads – A Reblog
It has been about five years since I presented you with the blogs detailing the books that Enid Blyton wrote that could be considered as wintry books. I thought perhaps, as the weather’s taken a turn for the worse, we … Continue reading
Posted in Reading Recommendations
Tagged Christmas, Five Get Into a Fix, Five Go Adventuring Again, In the Fifth at Malory Towers, Seasonal Reads, Shock for the Secret Seven, Snow, The Christmas Book, The Famous Five, The Mystery of Tally-Ho Cottage, The Mystery of the Strange Bundle, The Rat-a-Tat Mystery, The Secret Seven, The Six Bad Boys, Wintry Reads
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Putting the Famous Five in Order, part 3
So I have worked out where I would put ten of the books, my top eight and bottom two (you can read earlier posts here and here and so now I have reached my ‘middling favourites’. THE MIDDLE OF THE … Continue reading
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
The Famous Five Adventure Game book 2 as played by Fiona
Based on Five Go Adventuring Again this seems to be partly a book and partly a game. It’s not quite like the ones where you create your own story by choosing what direction to go in, as it’s based on an … Continue reading
Five Go Adventuring Again: An exciting audio dramatisation
This is one of the CDs I got free from The Daily Telegraph years ago when they were running a promotion. The only differences between this one and the one that you can buy in the stores is that this … Continue reading
Five Go Adventuring Again reviewed by Chris
This is the second of the Famous Five series, and makes it into my personal top three along with Five on Finniston Farm and Five Go Down to the Sea. I’ll come back to what might connect these three preferences. … Continue reading
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Tagged Five Go Adventuring Again, The Famous Five, Written by Chris
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Famous Five 90s Style: Five Go Adventuring Again
So it has been absolutely ages since I posted anything about the Famous Five TV series, and when I did, I think I made it utterly confusing. Which had helped when coming back to the decision to write about the … Continue reading
Making Blyton’s Food: Shortbread biscuits
Well well well! It seems I haven’t done a Making Blyton’s Food blog since April last year! What must I have been thinking? Make sure you go back over what I’ve already reviewed and made for you, and whet your … Continue reading
Posted in Food and recipes
Tagged Five Go Adventuring Again, Making Blyton's Food, Shortbread
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Learning French with The Famous Five by Chris
Elsewhere on this blog, Ellie has written about reading The Famous Five in French, and I want to add to that by recounting my experience of doing the same thing but for a very particular reason: as part of my … Continue reading
Poppy’s Book of the Month: Five Go Adventuring Again
By Poppy Hutchinson age 11 Title: Five Go Adventuring Again Series: The Famous Five Main Characters: George, Anne, Julian, Dick and Timmy Published: 1943 First Published By: Hodder & Stoughton Rating (Out of 5): 4/5 You will most probably all have … Continue reading
Series Synopsis: Famous Five Books 1-3
A short guide to the first three Famous Five adventures. There are some spoilers if you haven’t read the books yet. FIVE ON A TREASURE ISLAND, 1942 The Location: Kirrin Bay. The Kirrin Bay area has belonged to Aunt Fanny’s … Continue reading
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