![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Magic Faraway Tree, most of the Noddys and the Amelia Jane stories have entertained all my children – and me – without fail.īlyton is one of the few classic authors in my view to stand the test of time. ![]() But what a storyteller! She has some special magic that just makes you want to read on, however stupid the story. I know she's not a great stylist, as well as being racist, sexist, etc. I would also put in a word for Enid Blyton. (Does the bear want to eat them? Or does it just want to play?) We're Going on a Bear Hunt, through which I must have made my way more than 50 times, is compelling and enigmatic. Hippos Go Berserk! By Sandra Boynton is funnier than most adult comic novelists can manage. Unfortunately, my children, when young, just lapped up all this garbage, which made reading to them agonising (even worse was when they read to me, taking about 20 minutes a page).īooks for young children tend to be slight/dull. Likewise, the entire Animal Ark series – Puppy in the Pantry, Boa Constrictor in the Basement, etc) is unbearable. Alexandra the Royal Baby Fairy is the latest in this nauseating series. So do all the Daisy Meadows books (until recently I thought she was a real person). ![]()
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