The Faraway Tree - - Enid Blyton (Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton)

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Product:	Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton
Date:	01/11/07 (117 review reads)
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Advantages: Easy to read

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The Faraway Tree - Enid Blyton

Jo Bessie and Fanny lived close to a forest, but this was not ordinary forest. Only the three children knew that it was an enchanted forest. They have had many adventures here, and it all starts with the faraway tree, a magical tree.
In each branch lives a magical creature, such as the Angry Pixie, who very much lives up to his name. The next branch up, is home to a fairy called Silky, who loves to bake pop biscuits and toffee shocks.

Other living in the tree are Mr Watzizname, Saucepanman, Dame Washalot and Moonface. Moonface lives at the very top of the tree, and getting back down is always easier, thanks to Moonface's helter skelter. Which takes you all the way to the bottom of the tree.
The children all like Moonface very much, and they are all very good friends. Moonface always goes with them on their adventures, and makes sure that no one gets into any mischief.

At the top of the tree is a cloud, which plays host to a variety of enchanted kingdoms. These lands are always on the move, and every time the children go up, there is always a new land waiting to be explored.

Not all of their adventures are pleasant, but not all of the lands are pleasant places to be. One particular horrid one, is the land of dreams. Almost as soon as you arrive, you will be lulled to sleep, and should you not wake up before it moves, then you would be stuck there.

A much more pleasant land is the land of 'take what you want', where you really can take anything that you want. On the land of nursery rhymes, you can meet all your favourites, such as Little Bo Peep and Mother Goose. Beware of the woman who lives in a shoe, as she has so many children, that she may think that you are one of them, and you will get sent to bed with the rest of her children.

The Faraway Tree is an absolute joy to read for anybody, young or old. When I was a child, all I ever read was Enid Blyton. I had every book that she wrote. My favourite by far, is the Faraway Tree. Just wondering what the next land would be, would be enough to keep me reading.
A gift for someone, or for yourself, one thing that you can be sure of, is the faraway tree is magical.

Summary: This is a book that will never age, generation after generation can read it.