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Seven Incredible Moments from the Wishing-Chair Series

Of all the reasons to love Enid Blyton, The Wishing-Chair series is a big one. These books are full of fun, as we follow Peter and Mollie on strange and wonderful adventures on the Wishing-Chair.
Together with Binky the pixie, the children visit exciting and magical places – from the Land of Wishes to Snoogle’s Castle and the Island of Surprises. They meet giants, goblins, witches, wizards and other amazing creatures along the way.
Let’s take a look at seven incredible moments from the series.
When the children discover the shop with ‘Antiques’ written on a label in the window…

“It was the most curious shop they had ever been in! Fancy keeping all those queer things in boxes! Really, there must be magic about somewhere. It couldn’t be a proper shop.”

When they wish to be out of the shop and back home, and the chair they are sitting in suddenly floats off the ground…

“And then the most extraordinary thing of all happened! The chair they were in began to creak and groan, and suddenly it rose up in the air, with the two children in it! They held tight, wondering what ever was happening!”

When the children help Binky the pixie escape from a horrid giant in a castle…

“‘Quick, quick, Binky!’ shouted Peter, and he dragged the amazed pixie to the magic chair. They all three sat in it, huddled together, and Peter shouted, ‘Take us home!'”

When they go to visit Binky’s village…

“It didn’t take them very long to get there. The chair put them down in the middle of the village street, and was at once surrounded by an excited crowd of pixies, who shook hands with Binky and asked him a hundred questions.”

When they go to the Land of Dreams, and the Wishing-Chair keeps changing…

“‘There goes our chair!’ said Binky sorrowfully. ‘It looks as if we are here for ever now! First it turned into a dog, then into a duck, and now into ice-cream! This is a horrid adventure!'”

When a witch puts a spell on the garden so the children can’t escape…but the Wishing Chair saves the day!

“They saw something flying around the garden, like a big black bird! Mollie started – and then she leapt up and whispered as loudly as she dared – ‘It isn’t a bird! It’s the dear old Wishing-Chair! It’s come to find us!'”

When some elves invite the children to Magician Greatheart’s party…

“There were hundreds of fairy folk there of all kinds – gnomes, goblins, brownies, fairies, elves, pixies – but only two children, so Mollie and Peter felt most honoured.”


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Meet the Caravan Family

Everyone at school calls Mike, Belinda and Ann the Caravan Family, because they live in two caravans. The children live at school from Monday to Friday in term-time, and come back to the caravans at weekends. Their lives are full of adventure, as we can see in Enid Blyton’s The Family Series.
Let’s meet the family!
Ann is the youngest, and the baby of the family. Before the family’s trip to New York her parents are talking about sky scrapers and she says:

“‘I’d like to climb up to the top of one and catch a cloud,’ said Ann. ‘I’d tie it to my wrist and fly it like a balloon.'”

Mother is caring and kind, and before her and Daddy’s trip to America she tells the children, who are going to stay with their aunt and uncle on Buttercup Farm:

“‘Now mind you’re good and helpful,’ said Mummy. ‘And be kind to everyone, and remember to say your prayers every single night, and be sure to put Daddy and me into them.”

Responsible Belinda, when helping to take care of the hens at Buttercup farm, tells her aunt:

“‘I won’t get tired of it and give up. I promise I won’t. Well – if I do get tired, I still won’t give up! Will that do?'”

Daddy loves to take his family on holidays and adventures. When the children start to ask him if they can go to the beach, he says:

“‘Well, before you begin, let me break the news to you,’ said Daddy firmly. ‘Whatever ideas you’ve got in your head have got to come out. I’ve no money to spend on a summer holiday by the sea! That is – if you want to go to a hotel. The only thing I can do for you this summer is to let you go away somewhere fresh and new in the caravans.'”

Mike, who makes a selfless decision when their cabin on the ship has only one bed by the port-hole:

“He looked longingly at the bed by the porthole. He badly wanted it himself, but he was very unselfish with his two sisters.”
 

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Things You Didn’t Know About Enid Blyton

The name Enid Blyton has been synonym to the term children’s literature for over half a century. Being one of the world’s bestsellers in this genre, Blyton’s work continues to impact the sphere of children’s fiction till date. Her most famous works include Noddy, Famous Five, The Secret Seven, which have found a paramount place in libraries around the world. By mastering her passion, she has left behind an exceptional legacy in the field of writing.
Here are a few things that you did not know about Enid Blyton:

 

 

 

 

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