Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Perhaps my opinions are tied up in nostalgia, but I've found this to be an enjoyable read in my late twenties. The formula is simple but there's enough to allow the imagination to run wild. The characters are also endearing, particularly the different creatures who live in the tree.
The only thing that perplexed me was how accepting the mother was of this magic tree and her children spending time with all its inhabitants without once visiting it! My mum would never do that(!)
The only thing that perplexed me was how accepting the mother was of this magic tree and her children spending time with all its inhabitants without once visiting it! My mum would never do that(!)
lighthearted
fast-paced
It’s taken age to read this as it is 3 books in 1 📖📖📖
I liked it and if I’d have read it when I was young would have liked it more I think?
📖🌳📖
I liked it and if I’d have read it when I was young would have liked it more I think?
📖🌳📖
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
challenging
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
It's not fair to really rate this one since it is 100% a children's fantasy book and I am not that demographic anymore. I'm sure as a very young child it would be excellent. But now I am down to just one final book on the BBC's 100 Books to Read in Your Lifetime list!
A classic book from an underappreciated author, who is the 5th best selling author world wide, selling over 400 million books. Enid Blyton was writing fantasy stories in the 1940s/50s whilst keeping the morals of the day and without a trace of violence. Where would many of today’s authors be without her? How many of today’s writers were influenced by her as children. An author everyone should become familiar with. Why not make her books bedtime reading with your kids, they won’t miss the violence of today’s writers.