Children's fiction should be good, not just fancy

Blyton was never out of print, nor ceased to sell. Her books have sold over 500 million copies internationally. In 2012 Enid Blyton was the second most popular "classic" children's author borrowed in libraries (pipped by Roald Dahl) though she does ...

Enid Blyton's characters went out for lazy picnics by the moors where they ate thick slices of homemade bread, warm scones and hardboiled eggs; Roald Dahl wrote a book that had revolting recipes such as Boggi's chicken and Wonka's ...

Enid Blyton's Amelia Jane 5 Book Set can now be purchased at snazal.com. 5 Books Set Collection, 5 Books Set. Amelia Jane a naughty doll collection containing the following books in series… 1. Good Idea, Amelia Jane, 2. Amelia Jane Again, 3.

Neither a thriller nor a good read, the plot and characters fail to make an impact, writes Suneetha Balakrishnan.

Exhibition Preview: First Look Tours, Enid Blyton: Mystery, Magic and Midnight Feasts - the Many Adventures of Enid Blyton, Seven Stories, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, until

2013 is going to go down in my life as the year that I discovered that the creatures of Enid Blyton's 'Magic of the Faraway Tree' that I read as a boy are real. Most poignantly real in 2013 is Topsy Turvy land where everyone walks on their hands and ...

It's the one day of the year when dads across Britain get to call the shots. This Father's Day, it's time to give dad a special day out he will really love, be that walking in the great outdoors, delving into the pages of history or re-living his ...

Half-term activities needn't make your bank card flinch. Here are some inspiring half term ideas near you that the whole family can enjoy. The Alternative Airshow, Essex If youre looking for a free, family friendly fun day out, this is a great place ...

May is a seminal month in Karachi, an intermediary that hints of the pleasures of a South Asian summer . The searing April heat is omnipresent but in late afternoons you can hear the cuckoo's song that makes it palatable. Since youth, I have heard ...