Faraway Tree Stories: " Enchanted Wood " , " Magic Faraway Tree " and " Folk of the Faraway Tree " [Import] [Paperback]

Enid Blyton (Author), L. Smith (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Red Fox (December 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099863200
• ISBN-13: 978-0099863205
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,360,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the age of political correctness, November 20, 2006

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S. Schmidt "TotalHavoc" (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews
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I just received my copy of this book today.

I grew up with the Enid Blyton stories (in Australia) and adored the Faraway Tree collection.

My only problem with this collection is that it has been updated for "political correctness". No more Jo, Bessie and Fanny - it's Joe, Beth and Frannie. No [...] it's Rick. Saddest of all, no more Dame Slap. Nope, instead of slapping (from my quick glance at the book) she makes Rick put his hands on his head and stand in the corner. It's a bit of a shame we live in an age where people won't accept a classic story for what it is and need to change the author's own words for political correctness.
However, this being said. I think every child in America would benefit from these highly imaginitive stories from a wonderful author. To me, Enid Blyton is as good as J.K. Rowling (and I LOVE Harry Potter books too).
I'm sure my 3 daughters will love these stories as they get older, just as much as I did, and still do.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE best children's books of all time, October 17, 2003

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This review is from: Faraway Tree Stories (Paperback)

I have to say that I absolutely loved the faraway tree books and look forward to reading them to my own children. I have read lots of children's books but these ones by far stand out in my mind as my favourite of all. They are imaginative and exciting and just such a joy to read. I honestly can't say enough wonderful things about them except maybe just as an example tell you that I wore the pages of these books down to the point that they became rather unrecognisable (lol) because I read them over and over again. They take you to a time when innocence still existed and exploring the woods was still a very normal source of fun for a child. Enjoy!!
(Other books linked to the characters are "the wishing chair" and "the wishing chair again"

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a bibliomaniac, November 16, 2005

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A. Weis (OKC, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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I think the only reason I became an avid reader was because I was introduced to Enid Blyton books as a child. Born and raised in the tropics(part of the British Empire at one time), I found it hard to believe that I coudn't find them easily at bookstores here in the USA when I wanted to buy them for my daughter. I would say the first books I chose to pick up for her to read were the Wishing Chair series and the Faraway Tree series. I think they really represent what Enid Blyton's books are all about. Her books are not only imaginative and entertaining they contain good values and an appreciation of nature. For those children who are not ready for spine tinglers and chillers, her fairy tales create a warm, comforting setting with just the right touches of fun and humor to encourage even the most reluctant of readers to continue turning pages and asking for more. My daughter and I have since collected over 250 of her books. This year, I donated extra copies that I owned to her elementary school because I really believe that her books can reach out to any reluctant reader. My daughter said that she even found teachers reading them during their spare time. If you have spare copies of her books, please consider donating them to schools. Most school libraries are rarely able to obtain them.