Enid Blyton

[Meh]

For those that don't read her books, you can find out a bit more about Enid Blyton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton) on Wikipedia.

Do children in this day and age still read her books? All the kids I know read books by modern authors (e.g. JK Rowling) and the world seems to have forgotten all about the wonderful stories that Enid Blyton wrote for a whole generation (she averaged about 1.67 books per month!).

[Siobhan]

Not in my house they don't.. I have quiet a few Enid Blyton books and I read them to my daughter.. I still love them.. Famous Five, Mallory towers, mystery of the "insert title", Mr Pinkwhistle ( I think that was the name). I read so many of these grown up and they were so innocent...

[Chloe O'brien]

I was a huge enid bylton fan when I was as school. The famous five and the seceret seven where brilliant stories

[pookie1968uk]

enid blyton was fantastic. i read so many of her books. malory towers, st clares, famous five, secret seven and loads more!
my daughter has read the faraway tree books when she was younger and famous five ones too. i keep meaning to get her the malory towers books too.

[crazygirl]

my daughter dosnt read them but i had a lot of her books when i was a youngster!

[Debs]

when i was younger i loved her books, my all time fave was the naughtiest girl in the school. i used to want to ber her Lol. i read that book soooo many times

[Katy]

I read them as a kid, Thats wasnt that long ago. I loved the secret 7 and the famous five, also the magic faraway tree and the tales of the enchanted wood. Do you remember to TV series of the famous five as well.

[pookie1968uk]

I read them as a kid, Thats wasnt that long ago. I loved the secret 7 and the famous five, also the magic faraway tree and the tales of the enchanted wood. Do you remember to TV series of the famous five as well.
my sister and i both used to fancy julian from the tv series!! sad i know!!!

[Chloe-Elise]

I used to love her books when I was younger. Famous Five and TherNaughtiest Girl In School were my favourites, her books are brilliant :)

[Tori]

Yes! I do and my sister does, and I know a few people at school (age 16) that do, so well here they do!

[di marco]

i read them when i was younger, we have nearly the whole sets of the secret 7 and famous 5 (only missing a few books) in our house, also had some books with loads of short stories in. i used to really like them


Do you remember to TV series of the famous five as well.

yep i do, always used to watch it lol!

[CrazyLea]

I had a big-ish book with loads of short stories in :D That used to be my favourite book, but I lent it to my mate, and never got it back :(

[Trinity]

I remembered these books with great fondness and rushed to read them to my sons when they were small.

I was gutted to find that they were small minded uppermiddle class dross.

Bigoted, racist and soooo superior.

She wrote Noddy, too

[Xx-Vicky-xX]

Most of my mates thought she was a bloke :rotfl: yeah I still read a couple of them but alot of hers were for children and i preferre to read the books for teens that Jacqueline Wilson but yeah i do read a few of hers when i fancy it

[.:SpIcYsPy:.]

I thought she was a 'he'.. opps..

Few years ago someone presented them too me.. got about 5 of them.. never opened or bothered to read them as it didn't 'look' interesting..

[Chris_2k11]

I had a big-ish book with loads of short stories in :DSnap, same here. :) Mine was called 'the magic clock' and it was green I think. lol

[Pinkbanana]

Oh I loved reading Enid Blyton books (especially The Famous Five) when I was little! Think they were the first books I read independently.

Then I got my next teacher (an old skinny lady with more facial hair than my pet labrador, and she came to school on a broomstick - er well that was the rumour. lol) who hated Enid Blyton stories with a passion, and whom belittled my friends and I for reading them, and she banned them from even being brought into the classroom!!!

I know Enid Blyton is considered to be rather old fashioned and for that matter out of fashion these days. Especially as they were set in a Britain thats long gone. However, I'll always have a soft spot for them! :)

[Abi]

I read them when i was younger, mainly in Infant and Primary school. The Famous Five was a great read in those days. But theres so many other types of books out now, like Harry Potter as you said, its not surprising her books aren't read too much now.

[annaz]

Enid rawks ;) I used to read her books all the time when I was littler!