I grew up on a staple diet of Enid Blyton books. Between the ages of 5-10 I must have read just about everything she ever wrote! Still, the St Clare's series stands out as some of her best work. Out of all the St Clare's books, this one is my favourite.

While we get the return of the main crew of the O'Sullivan twins, Janet and Bobby the pranksters and Hilary Wentworth the head of form, this book brings in some of the most colorful characters in the series. Here, with the girls all moving up into the fourth form, we meet characters like Claudine and the Honorable Angela Favorleigh for the first time.

Claudine is a little french girl, coincidentally also Mamzelle's niece from France. She provides a lot of laughs with her genuine befuddlement at the English ideas of honor and honesty and manages to endear just about everyone.

Angela on the other hand, is a little rich princess who becomes the new object of class bimbo Alison's affection.

With lots of other great characters, this book, like the rest of the books in the series kept me thoroughly entertained the first time I read it at the age of 7, and didnt disappoint even when I decided to re-read it a while back at the age of 17.

A must read for any true lover of Blyton's books!

El libro trata de muchisimos temas para aquellos que quieren aprender e iniciarse sobre temas esotéricos. Algunos de los temas de los cuales trata el libro son: Relajación, Respiraciópn, Autoafirmación, Visualizaciones, El Sueño, La hipnosis, Meditación, Telepatía, Psicometría, Radiestesia, I Ching, Precognición, y muchos temas más que se tratan en este libro.

Noddy is a taxi driver in "the toy country." He always drives with his yellow car. He has many friends. All of his friends is individual.When Noddy is fortunate, the bell of his hat rings.If he encounters a trouble, he can solve a trouble.His pleasant adventure excites a reader.Not only children but adult can entertain his tale.

Enid Blyton has been ridiculed by librarians worldwide. Fortunately those who matter - children - think otherwise and, judging by the way in which they react to her writing, love her. Barbra Stoney's biography of this children's author is insightful and extremely interesting, offering a detailed look at who Enid was and the manner in which she wrote. It is evident that events in her life had a profound effect on her writing. Her difficult relationship with her mother and the traumatic effect of her parent's divorce bear testimony to this.

An excellent read, if you can get a copy that is.

The first and favorite one I read was THE TOY SHIP. I liked the part with the fairies. Their clothes were very pretty. It was a happy story. The rope fell so the toy ship got lost. The girl and boy were very sad that day. The ship was sad and happy. Read this book - it makes you fall asleep!

Enid Blyton's collection of Christmas Tales became a household favorite. Though they are original tales, they have become a timeless treasure that our family brings out every December. The simple yet interesting stories are matched with enchanting pictures. Morals teaching humility and the true meaning of Christmas are interwoven through the plot. This is definitely a book to be added to any family's shelf.

This is a fantastic, exciting read for any child, boy or girl, and will delight any who read it. It is a shame it is limited availablity, and should be brought back into print, as should many Enid Blyton books. They are timeless. One of the Best!!!

The Famous Five - Julian, Dick, George (a girl), Anne, and of course Timmy, go back to Kirrin Island. George's builds a sort of tower on her island and warns the Five to stay off. Soon strange things start to happen, where is George's dad? George sneaks away to island to find her dad and rescue his experiment from the hands of evil doers. But will she be it time?

The Noddy Nodkins series of books is about a little nodding man who is not quite a toy but not quite a decoration. Readily available in London bookstores in both new (reprinted)and used versions, these books depict a toyland reminiscent of yesteryear (wooden trains, rocking horses, teddy bears...) In this book, Noddy develops a big head both literally and figuratively. Noddy struggles to learn humility and regain his proper head size. My 4 and 8 year olds have been enchanted by this little guy. I hope some wise American publisher decides to reprint these wonderful books in the near future.

I devoured these Famous Five books when I was a kid, and while I can't say I remember much about them -- or even whether I read this particular one -- I do remember that I loved them. I guess they're eclipsed by Harry Potter these days, but if you have or are a kid in the right age group who loves kids' adventure stories, you may want to give these a try.