Looking for something?
-
Recent Posts
-
Join 912 other subscribers
Blogroll
- Enid Blyton.net
- Georgina Hargreaves Author and Illustrator
- Marcus Harris Official Website
- The Cave of Books
- The Enid Blyton Club Facebook Group
- The Enid Blyton Society Forums
- The Enid Blyton Society Journal
- World of Blyton Facebook
- World of Blyton Fanfiction
- World of Blyton Pinterest
- World of Blyton Twitter
- Audio Books and Audio Dramatisations Blyton in the media Blyton on TV Book reviews Characters Crafts Enid Blyton Fan fiction Food and recipes General bookishness Illustrations and artwork Locations Magazines Nature Other Authors Personal Experiences Plot Devices Poetry Purchases Reading Recommendations Seasonal Toys and Games Updating Blyton's Books Vintage Style
- 70s Famous Five TV Series
- 90s Famous Five TV Series
- Anatoly Petrov
- Aunt Allie
- Bill Cunningham
- Bill Smugs
- Christmas
- Cunningham and Petrov
- Darrell Rivers
- David Morton
- Eileen Soper
- Enid Blyton's Magazine
- Five on a Treasure Island
- Gary Russell
- George Kirrin
- Gifts
- If you like Blyton
- Jemima Rooper
- Jennifer Thanisch
- Julian Kirrin
- Laura Petela
- Letters page
- Letters to Enid from volume 2
- Malory Towers
- Malory Towers on TV
- Marco Williamson
- Marcus Harris
- Michele Galagher
- Noddy
- Paul Child
- Sally Hope
- St Andrews
- St Clare's
- The Adventure Series
- The Barney Mysteries
- The Castle of Adventure
- The Famous Five
- The Five Find-Outers
- The Island of Adventure
- The Marsh of Adventure
- The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure
- The Mountain of Adventure
- The Mystery of the Missing Children
- The Naughtiest Girl
- The Sea of Adventure
- The Secret Island
- The Secret Series
- The Secret Seven
- The Valley of Adventure
- Updated Text
Blog Stats
- 1,474,177 hits
Tag Archives: Five Go Off in a Caravan
Monday #579
I have the update you have all been waiting for! The sun finally came out! It was hot! We made it to the beach and even into the water! Which got me thinking about bathing. I was just paddling but Brodie lay … Continue reading
Reading the Famous Five to Brodie part 3
Part one covered Five On a Treasure Island, and then part two was Five Go Adventuring Again and Five Run Away Together. Five Go to Smuggler’s Top This is, of course, my absolute favourite so I was really really hoping … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Five Go Off in a Caravan, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, The Famous Five
5 Comments
Monday #550
We had a few days away last week – returning just before the weather turned truly nasty – which is why there were no posts. But it’s back to the regularly scheduled content this week. I’m starting to think about … Continue reading
Monday #332
Letters to Enid volume 11 and On my bookshelf, part 3 They go so nice and slowly at first. Then they start to gallop. Anne Kirrin on holidays in Five Go Off in a Caravan. In the Fifth at Malory … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged August, Five Go Off in a Caravan, In the Fifth at Malory Towers, Malory Towers, Monday
Leave a comment
Five Go Off in a Caravan part 2
We left off on an almost literal cliffhanger at the end of my last post, with Julian and his caravan about to be pushed off the hill by Tiger Dan and Lou the acrobat. Shall we see what happens next? … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Circus, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Lou and Tiger Dan, Nobby, Pongo, The Famous Five, Tunnels
3 Comments
Five Go Off in a Caravan
Five Go Off in a Caravan is the fifth Famous Five book. The Five are a well-established group now and they had their first non-Kirrin adventure in the last book, Five Go to Smuggler’s Top. This time they go off in … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Circus, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Lou and Tiger Dan, Nobby, Pongo, The Famous Five
2 Comments
Monday #305
January round up and Five Go Off in a Caravan “Who is he, Jack? Who is the prisoner?” cried Nora impatiently. “Well,” said Jack, turning to them, “he has just spelt out on his fingers that he is Prince … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged February, Five Go Off in a Caravan, Monday, The Secret of Spiggy Holes
Leave a comment
Monday #268
A completely un-confusing guide to names in Blyton’s books And Blyton’s funniest animals “I do love the beginning of the summer hols,’ said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.’ ‘They go so nice and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Five Go Off in a Caravan, Malory Towers, May, Monday, Wilhelmina Robinson
Leave a comment
Putting the Famous Five in Order, part 2
THE TRICKY PART – 18 MORE TITLES As I said at the beginning of my previous post, I had in the past loosely grouped them into ‘most favourites’ ‘middling favourites’ and ‘least favourites’, so perhaps that’s a good place to … Continue reading
My five favourite Blyton animals
I thought I would break up the TV series reviews a bit and bring you something different this week. I decided to go through some of Blyton’s well loved animal characters and look at my top five. I’m going to … Continue reading
My three top baddies
And so here is my ‘surprise’ for the week. Talking of surprises we will also have one on Sunday for you – a Halloween themed one. Continuing on from three favourite characters, and three favourite adults I have decided to … 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
The Famous Five Adventures Card Game played by Fiona
I persuaded Ewan to play this with me last night, and we fell into the same trap as Stef and I did. We drew a card on every turn (the instructions are not quite clear!) and made it pointless to … Continue reading
The Famous Five Card Game played by Fiona
I didn’t get around to listening to an audio drama for the blog this week (I think that was what I was meant to have done, at least!) so as Stef has arrived in Dundee tonight we decided to play … Continue reading
Famous Five 90s Style: Five Go Off in a Caravan
In my humble opinion the 90s TV adaptation of Five Go Off in a Caravan is probably one of the worst one given that in our first glimpsed of the Five, we can clearly see that Julian is hobbling along on … Continue reading
Series Synopsis: The Famous Five Books 4-6
A guide to the Five’s next three adventures, and again, if you haven’t read the books this might contain some spoilers. FIVE GO TO SMUGGLER’S TOP, 1945 The Locations: Smuggler’s Top is a huge, old, rambling house on top of … Continue reading