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Favourite Enid Blyton stories (I would appreciate it hugely if not all were MT, FF etc!)

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ScatterChasse · 01/04/2012 12:18

Every thread about Enid Blyton seems to be about St Clare's or the Famous Five, with maybe a Faraway Tree slipped in if you're lucky!

Didn't anybody else read some of the other books and enjoy them?

I used to love the Green Goblin Stories, and had some of the holiday books (my mum's) which I loved and read over and over again.

I think my favourite short stories were The Humpy Goblin's Kettle and The Flyaway House Smile.

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belindarose · 01/04/2012 13:14

Lovely one about a dog. I think he was called Scamp.

Pascha · 01/04/2012 13:11

The Three Gollys was good. They all lived together in a little cottage with roses round the door. I also really liked Naughty Amelia Jane, the dolly in charge of the playroom.

Flightty · 01/04/2012 13:09

Oh crikey I'd forgotten, I used to love the naughtiest girl in the school.

I loathe her stuff for younger children, it's so hideously moralistic and twee.

Though I did used to read it.

We went through the books mercilessly and drew rude things all over the pictures when we were teenagers.

notcitrus · 01/04/2012 13:02

Children of Cherry Tree Farm / Willow Farm.
Six on Mistletoe Farm
The Put-em-Rights (cringey social attitudes!)
Six Bad Boys - ditto

And the Secret Island, the R mysteries, the Adventure ones with Kiki the parrot

SuePurblybilt · 01/04/2012 12:43

Mr Pink Whistle Interferes Grin

There's another Mystery series, which is good.

kirrinIsland · 01/04/2012 12:43

You can probably guess my favourites from my name, but another vote for Shadow the Sheepdog too - I read it over and over....

scrablet · 01/04/2012 12:42

The Adventures of Binkle and Flip. (they were two naughty little rabbits)

DedalusDigglesPocketWatch · 01/04/2012 12:41

I had a book of short stories I'm sure were EB. With Rag, Tag and Bobtail. I loved them!

Merrylegs · 01/04/2012 12:40

Oh, I was going to say Land of Far Beyond. I have it, too! Will it be my pension?

Naughtiest Girl, or is that too Malory Towers?

LemonEmmaP · 01/04/2012 12:39

Shadow the Shepdog for me, and I was pleased that DS1 enjoyed it too.

OneHandFlapping · 01/04/2012 12:37

DS1 adored The Caravan Family and The Buttercup Farm Family. DS2 loved The Island of Adventure and The Castle of Adventure.

I loved The Faraway Tree series and The Magic Chair series (as well as St Clares and Mallory Towers).

member · 01/04/2012 12:27

The Land of Far Beyond where the children had "burdens" to carry. Out of print & commanding a high price last time I looked, but would love to read it again.

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