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I loved Enid Blyton as a kid - I had so many of the books as well as the Famous Five series.  In fact, the only prize I ever won at primary school was for a book review of one of their stories. My nine year old boy has a copy of The Magic Faraway tree.  It’s definitely not his “style” but he does have a copy just the same!! definatalie: spoonerist: unicornology: colporteur: This was just about the only thing I would read as a child i remember reading this as a kid! and i was really impressed with it, too. it was so surreal and amazing, and i think there was maybe even a sequel following this one? used to be one of my favourite books. These were my favourite series of books when I was little. The strife that Dick and Fanny got up to, together with Moonface and Silky! I adored these books. So I was pretty much horrified when I found out last year that Dick and Fanny’s names had been neutered to Rick and Frannie. I stood in the book shop yelling out, ‘What happened to Dick and Fanny?! What happened to Dick and Fannnnnnnnny?!’ This is kind of a big deal for me. Oh, my precious, fragile childhood memories. I blame Enid Blyton for whimsy. And I love Amelia-Jane and her nasty evil ways.

I loved Enid Blyton as a kid - I had so many of the books as well as the Famous Five series.  In fact, the only prize I ever won at primary school was for a book review of one of their stories.

My nine year old boy has a copy of The Magic Faraway tree.  It’s definitely not his “style” but he does have a copy just the same!!

definatalie:

spoonerist:

unicornology:

colporteur:

This was just about the only thing I would read as a child

i remember reading this as a kid! and i was really impressed with it, too. it was so surreal and amazing, and i think there was maybe even a sequel following this one? used to be one of my favourite books.

These were my favourite series of books when I was little. The strife that Dick and Fanny got up to, together with Moonface and Silky! I adored these books. So I was pretty much horrified when I found out last year that Dick and Fanny’s names had been neutered to Rick and Frannie. I stood in the book shop yelling out, ‘What happened to Dick and Fanny?! What happened to Dick and Fannnnnnnnny?!’ This is kind of a big deal for me. Oh, my precious, fragile childhood memories.

I blame Enid Blyton for whimsy. And I love Amelia-Jane and her nasty evil ways.

  1. sunlitandascending reblogged this from colporteur and added:
    still love these books! They are so wonderful.
  2. anothernotebook reblogged this from definatalie and added:
    I have this book — not the same edition, but Dick and Fanny are still Dick and Fanny. :p I loved it and reread it dozens...
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  5. williammiller reblogged this from unicornology and added:
    My mom has a card game based on this book. :)
  6. spiralling reblogged this from unicornology and added:
    AGH same here. remember tin man? omg, RICK?! gtfo.
  7. bananaperkins reblogged this from unicornology and added:
    I have this book! I remembered reading it as a kid, and was immensely amazed by the enchanted tree; the different lands...
  8. konkylie reblogged this from definatalie and added:
    This was my favourite book growing up too. Enchanted forests, mystical lands at the top of magic trees - what more could...
  9. tori-is-here reblogged this from definatalie and added:
    My dad read this to me when i was a little kid. :)
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    unicornology:colporteur:...OMG, I had no idea someone went and changed changed their names...
  13. cathiet reblogged this from definatalie and added:
    I loved Enid Blyton as a kid - I had so many of the books as well as the Famous Five series. In fact, the only prize I...
  14. fivefootnothing reblogged this from definatalie and added:
    spoonerist:unicornology:colporteur:...dream the other night that
  15. definatalie reblogged this from spoonerist and added:
    I blame Enid Blyton for whimsy. And I love Amelia-Jane and her nasty evil ways.
  16. pikachuatemyhomework reblogged this from unicornology and added:
    — I think there was, this was definitely my favourite Enid Blyton book when I was young. Moonface!
  17. spoonerist reblogged this from unicornology and added:
    These were my favourite series of books when I was little. The strife that Dick and Fanny got up to, together with...
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