Fairy tales, dwarfs, elfs.... Etc etc

[carlos]

2 hours ago, Dalbyj said:

Enid Blyton was a wonderfully prolific writer with many different styles of writing, she was the writer of the Noddy series, the Magic Faraway Tree series and The Adventures of the Wishing Chair .. as well as the Famous Five and Secret Seven books ... as well as at least two different series of books based on two different girls boarding schools. And that is only a few of her works! I loved to read her books as a child and even now I enjoy re-reading some of the stories. I seem to recall she even wrote a few books based on the Bible, re-telling Bible stories for children. 

Dallas, get out of my head! That comment is exactly what I was going to post and you beat me to it.

[hazel]

Being from the United States, Enid Blyton wasn't very well known. I stumbled across a bunch of her books in a throwaway pile from the library when I was a kid. The librarian let me take them all. I think I read through 8 of her books "Five" books in less than a week. I was hooked. Great children's author. I am looking forward to introducing my children to her books when they are a little older.

Edited November 23, 2016 by hazel
misspelled word

[Alexa]

2 hours ago, hazel said:

Being from the United States, Enid Blyton wasn't very well known. I stumbled across a bunch of her books in a throwaway pile from the library when I was a kid. The librarian let me take them all. I think I read through 8 of her books "Five" books in less than a week. I was hooked. Great children's author. I am looking forward to introducing my children to her books when they are a little older.

 

Welcome to jwtalk sis hazel  I wonder whose Enid Blyton sis and I seem uninterested to this thread not until you comment... I bought an alice in wonderland book and didnt read it. I pass it to my teacher and he liked it... 

[MizPeg]

On ‎11‎/‎16‎/‎2016 at 7:23 AM, Sylv said:

Can I post a non-fairy tale suggestion? I absolutely loved the book Wet Desert by Gary Hansen. It was a real page turner:

 

Grant Stevens, a mid-level manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, only wanted to build dams. He never imagined he would be swept into a desperate race against an environmental terrorist bent on restoring the Colorado River by blowing up the dams. Left temporarily in charge of the Bureau, Grant must react when the first dam is attacked. He faces the unthinkable task of mitigating the massive flood roaring down the Colorado. The flood will eventually threaten the mighty Hoover Dam, and if Hoover fails, the other dams downstream will fall like dominos. Working with the FBI, Grant uses his engineering skills, river knowledge, and plenty of gut instinct in an attempt to outmaneuver the terrorist. The chase will lead all the way downstream to the Gulf of California in a cat and mouse game where the stakes are high and the potential for destruction is enormous.

This is the type of story I enjoy! Off to hunt this one down. Thanx!

[Dalbyj]

22 hours ago, carlos said:

Dallas, get out of my head! That comment is exactly what I was going to post and you beat me to it.

You know what they say about great minds ... 

[Stormswift]

Should never  meet - it confuses the rest of us.

[Stormswift]

On Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at 11:06 PM, Dalbyj said:

Enid Blyton was a wonderfully prolific writer with many different styles of writing, she was the writer of the Noddy series, the Magic Faraway Tree series and The Adventures of the Wishing Chair .. as well as the Famous Five and Secret Seven books ... as well as at least two different series of books based on two different girls boarding schools. And that is only a few of her works! I loved to read her books as a child and even now I enjoy re-reading some of the stories. I seem to recall she even wrote a few books based on the Bible, re-telling Bible stories for children. 

Yes a long with many not mentioned she was very good at retelling, and did this with fairy tales as well.  Loved her poetry books ... Winkyn Blinkyn and Nod, the Land of the Jumblies, amongst many many more.