The Famous Five have been our bedtime reading for a while now (Nannie & Grampa having bought The Boy a set).Enid Blyton's great stories have been slightly updated (there are pound coins, but still 1940's prices and the children wear jeans), but they continue to be exciting and engaging.
The basic plot of every story goes...
- Children come home from boarding school for the holidays
- They end up without adult supervision
- A mystery presents itself
- The children have an adventure
- They solve the mystery and get the police to arrest the baddies
There are ALWAYS huge meals and lashings of ginger beer.
The books are pacey, exciting and remind us of days when children could go off on their own and have adventures.
Theres' no doubt that here at The Home Corner, we love Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy.
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