Magic Faraway Tree Set (4 book set)

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Doodle came. Bessie and Fanny felt nervous, and hoped that their hair and hands and dresses were clean and tidy. The Magic Faraway Tree Collection is a magical box-set, which includes some of the most amazing stories penned down by Enid Blyton. The collection includes classic stories like The Magic Tree Faraway Tree, The Folk of the Faraway Tree, and The Enchanted Wood. This book will make for an ideal read for children aged between 10 and 12 years. When I read that Enid Blyton was one the favorite childhood authors of the likes of Neil Gaiman and Stieg Larsson, and when a British exchange student at my daughter's college exclaimed in surprise when she heard that her American friends had never heard of Enid Blyton, my curiosity was aroused. It turns out, Blyton is the 4th most translated author (after Shakespeare), wrote 700 books for children, and last year (2009) was voted favorite British author in one poll (beating out J.K. Rowling).

When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, it proves to be the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Come on an amazing adventure – there’ll be adventures waiting whatever happens. Although I remembered that Moonface loved toffee, I had forgotten about the amazing food they eat. I really want to try a Pop Biscuit! They sound so yummy! Enid has always been good at the written food porn! One day they discover a tree which seems larger than the others and decide to climb it, uncovering a host of magical people and creatures that actually live in between the branches in cosy little homes.Even after all these years, I still adore this book. It's filled with the kind of adventures you long for as a child, even adult me would love to climb the Faraway Tree! But this is no ordinary tree. It is home to more magical lands full of elves, pixies, talking creatures and wonderful adventures! We read this as a class book, and I admit I wasn't a fan. I found it simplistic, a little dull and frankly the children are not that engaged either. Despite enjoying Moon face, Joe, Beth and Fannie are not interesting characters to follow, nor are the lands they visit given enough feeling to make it worth it. Doodle came and was slapped very hard indeed. Bessie and Fanny felt nervous, and hoped that their hair and hands and dresses were clean and tidy.

There is always an adventure waiting on the other side for Jo, Bessie, Fanny and their friends no matter whatever happens. These stories are true classics and have been enjoyed by children for the longest time all around the world. For the 1% of you who don't know, Jo, Bessie, and Fanny (yes this is the non PC edition) move from the city to the country with their parents. They live in a cottage near some woods and when they explore the woods they find a whole bunch of exciting creatures and all of the animals can talk. In the middle of the woods is the world's tallest tree, know When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the countryside, they discover that their new house lies next to the Enchanted Wood! And in that wood stands the Magic Faraway Tree. This is no ordinary tree - it is home to more magical lands full of elves, pixies, talking creatures and wonderful adventures than the children ever imagined possible!But in this and some other modern editions, the corporal punishment – and any sense of threat – has just been silently removed. Please be aware that the delivery time frame may vary according to the area of delivery - the approximate delivery time is usually between 1-2 business days. So I say to anyone, read this to your young kids, it is brilliant. Full of fantasy and adventure but really simplified. There are no in-depth plots, it is just one adventure after another, no slow character build-ups, just in your face - these are the characters, now let's go. n as the Faraway Tree. The woods are called the Enchanted Woods. The Faraway Tree is home to several different characters, Silky the Elf, Moon Face, the Angry Pixie, Dame Washalot, Saucepan Man, Watzisname and a few others. The Faraway Tree is so tall it reaches into the clouds and up in these clouds a new land swings by (like a rotating turntable of lands) every couple of days. These lands can either be fantastic like the land of Take-What-You-Want or horrible like the land of Slaps.