Which Enid Blyton books for DD (5)?

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Hi, my DD (5) loves the Wishing Chair series and the Magic Faraway Tree series and i'd like to get some more Enid Blyton books for her. I have a set of secret 7 and famous 5 books (hand me downs) but they are enormous and i think it will be a while before we read those. I've done a google search and come up with Naughtiest Girl in the School, Malory Towers, St Clares. Would any of these be good for a 5 year old? Any other suggestions? We are currently living in the USA and our local libraries don't have any enid blyton books so i will have to buy them, hence me hoping to get some suggestions/recommendations first.
Thanks!

I think the school stories are a bit of a jump from Faraway Tree. There are some great compilation books of hers - pixie stories, fairy stories etc. Try Amazon?
I'm off to the Land of Nod in my wishing bed now

Thanks, yes i think she would prefer the pixie-type stories. I have had a look on amazon but there are so many Enid Blyton books that i don't know where to start!

I've just bought dn who is 6 some fab 5 books for her birthday - I think they are new stories as they are no bigger than the other books that were there and come with updated pictures etc. She was very pleased with them.

Mr Pinkwhistle! Currently reading it to DD(5) now who loves it!

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The Naughtiest Girl in the School series is ok I think for that age, and a good intro to the older school series.

Mr meddle is good, my favourite Enid blyton book was the book of brownies, you can also get collections of short stories such as the tower in ho ho wood which are great.

Thanks everyone, lots of good ideas!

Used to love Mr Meddle, and Mr Twiddle!

Think Malory Towers and St Clare's would be hard going for a 5 year old.

Great ideas! Last time we were in England i looked in Smiths for Enid Blyton books and i only saw the boarding school type ones and, yes, they aren't really what i was looking for. My DD likes all the suggestions and we are going to start with The Magic Folk Collection. I've found a website with free delivery to the USA as well!

You could try Naught Amelia-Jane. Also maybe the Farm books, the children of cherry tree farm and the children of willow farm.

Hope she loves it

Mr Galliano's Circus was my favourite

How about The Bed That Ran Away? This is a lovely collection of stories, not dissimilar to the Faraway Tree which we are reading now (5yr old little girl). I like the morals in these books about helping your parents and lending a hand!

I've been reading Secret Seven books to my 5 year old son for several months now. He loves them, and I don't mind them either so long as I pretend that feminism and equality aren't important!

Sorry also meant to add that the Famous Five series has been dramatised as story CDs for in the car and the whole family can listen and enjoy (3 and 5). I love them!

My children loved the Wishing Chair and Faraway Tree series at that age, but I agree with others that Famous Five is more for the 7+ age group. I tried a few Secret Seven but found them a bit dull. Tried Malory Towers but not that gripping and more suitable for the 8+ age range.

There is a series called the Famous Five Colour Reads which is aimed at children reading their first chapter books by themselves. Short text (with loads of CAPITALS which might be distracting) and contemporary illustrations.

Why not try similar classics such as 'Milly Molly Mandy' (Joyce Lankester Brisley), 'My Naughty Little Sister' by Dorothy Edwards and the Sophie series by Dick King-Smith, a firm favourite when my daughter was 5.

Thanks for all the additional ideas. I can't believe how many books she wrote!
We've got some audio CDs of secret seven and famous five. There's never really an opportunity to play them though because i have a younger DD too and they are definitely too old for her.
LibraryGirl she has read milly molly mandy, my naughty little sister and the sophie series and she loved them.

Oh MumofEandg i've just seen you said dramatised CDs. That's prob different from what i have, which is just someone reading the stories. Probably easier for little ones to follow a dramatised version.

My DD also read the ones you've mentioned aged around 5-6. The next ones she read were the Amelia Jane collection.

Then, non-Enid Blyton, she read all the Roald Dahl ones, plus Jeremy Strong books, and Mr Gum. The Amazing Esme ones are pretty good too.

She's then started reading Secret Seven aged 7.5, and Famous Five aged 8.