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The Enchanted Wood - what next?

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:22

Have been reading The Enchanted Wood to 4yo DD and she is loving it. Nearly finished though.

What shall we get next?

The Magic Faraway Tree?
Folk of the Faraway Tree?

or something else similar?

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Jantubb · 13/08/2006 22:38

oops.. soz!

Jantubb · 13/08/2006 22:38

HI!

I've been having the same dilemma.. with my 3 1/2 year old.. I bought him the set for Christmas and we started it afew weeks ago and have devoured all 3 books.. I did wonder about something different though.. Charlie & Choc or BFG.. (Good old Roald Dahl) or Charlotte's Web (Wilbur smith?) will give it some thought and come back to you.. any more suggestions?

Jan
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Jantubb · 13/08/2006 22:38

HI!

I've been having the same dilemma.. with my 3 1/2 year old.. I bought him the set for Christmas and we started it afew weeks ago and have devoured all 3 books.. I did wonder about something different though.. Charlie & Choc or BFG.. (Good old Roald Dahl) or Charlotte's Web (Wilbur smith?) will give it some thought and come back to you.. any more suggestions?

Jan
xxx

mummyhill · 08/08/2006 20:47

ohh I still have either the enchanted wood or the magic faraway tree as well as the wishing chair again from when I was young must dig them out for dd thanks for the reminder.

Cappucino · 08/08/2006 20:44

dh says (he is reading these to dd) that dick is now rick

he doesn't come in till the second book

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:44

Excellent!

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foxinsocks · 08/08/2006 20:43

if she loved the enchanted wood, she'll love the faraway tree

dd was also totally captivated by those!

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:42

I will add this thread to my facorites and come back to it when we have read these. I'll certainly look out for them Popsy.

Bedtime stories are much more interesting now she is old enough for proper books Trouble is at the moment it means I have to do every bedtime, so I can keep up with what is happening.

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popsycal · 08/08/2006 20:42

In modern reprints, the names of the children have been changed - from Jo, Bessie and Fanny to Joe, Beth and Frannie - in the first case to make it clear that Jo is a boy, in the second because Bessie is seldom used as a nickname for Elizabeth anymore (most would go by Beth, Liz or Lizzie), and in the third because Fanny is a slang term in the United Kingdom (see Wiktionary entry). Cousin Dick, who appears in "The Magic Faraway Tree", has his name changed to "Rick" in new editions, presumably for similar reasons.

popsycal · 08/08/2006 20:41

hula - she may like the 'sprinters' books too
ds1 loves them
famous authors - dick king smith, jaqueline wilson, michael morprugo - but short stories in chapters

recommened the finger eater

dewmeadow · 08/08/2006 20:41

and there was cross dressing in teh Famous 5!!

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:40

I have ordered The Faraway Tree Collection, and The Wishing Chair as well. Both have 3 stories i the book. I am sure DD will love them. Came to less than £10 inc P&P too - impressed The Enchanted Wood alone cost me £5.99 in town!

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lucy5 · 08/08/2006 20:39

No there was deffo a fanny and a cousin dick.

popsycal · 08/08/2006 20:39

was jo. beth and fanny
just checked
so she liked her fannys

dewmeadow · 08/08/2006 20:38

lol

I am literally rolling about laughing tonight. HAve you seen the count duckula thread?

Charlee · 08/08/2006 20:38

I read every Blyton book i could get hold of when i was a kid i especially loved the Enchated Wood books and when i got older i loved the Famous Five!

You could read the Magic Wishing Chair after thats good to

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:37

LOL. DD also has another of her books - a collection of short stories, many about dear old Mr Twiddle

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popsycal · 08/08/2006 20:37

maybeit ws famous five then

think enid might have something to say about that though

dewmeadow · 08/08/2006 20:34

were they really? old Enid likes her Dicks and Fannys, didnt she? (Famous 5 too!)

popsycal · 08/08/2006 20:33

dick and fanny were in first time round

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:32

Might get The Magic Faraway Tree collection, and also Wishing Chair then - only £4.99 each on Play

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dewmeadow · 08/08/2006 20:31

are they changed?

think so hula - as far I can remember - 2 kiddies have a flying chair in their nursery and fly off and have adventures.

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:30

The children's names? Yes, I thought they had but couldn't quite remember. They are now Joe, Beth and Frannie.

DD has really loved The Enchanted Wood, so definitely recommend you reading them to DS. She has giggled so much, and she always wants more than one chapter a night - sometimes give in. When she was poorly yesterday we read about 10 chapters during the day!

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popsycal · 08/08/2006 20:29

ooh hula - i am about to start the farawy tree books with ds1.
horrified to see they have changed their names though!

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hulababy · 08/08/2006 20:28

Saw them on Play.com - are they same type of thing?

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