The Enchanted Wood - what next?

[hulababy]

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?

I've got it in my head that it is meant to Magic then Folk.

I loved the book of brownies as a child too (or elves or pixies or something...they are all the same )

Don't know the last one you mention???

Any other books along these lines to be recommended?

DD has been laughing out loud so mcuh during Enchnted Wood!

agree with you Flame!!

what about "the wishing chair" books? I loved those too.

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

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

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!

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.

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

dick and fanny were in first time round

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

maybeit ws famous five then

think enid might have something to say about that though

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

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

lol

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

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

No there was deffo a fanny and a cousin dick.

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!

and there was cross dressing in teh Famous 5!!

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

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.

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.

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

dd was also totally captivated by those!

Excellent!

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

he doesn't come in till the second book

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.