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The Blyton estate was owned by entertainment company Chorion until 2012, when Hodder bought everything apart from her Noddy series. Millions of readers have learned to read with her.”

“The feedback we have had six years on shows that the love for The Famous Five remains intact, and changing mother to mummy, pullover to jumper, was not required,” McNeil said. If the text is revised more likely to be able to engage with them.”īut on Friday, McNeil told the Guardian that the publisher’s “sensitive reworking” of Blyton was not received well by readers. All the excitement of a Famous Five adventure in three full-colour short stories, perfect for newly confident readers Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.At the time, Anne McNeil, publishing director of Hodder Children’s Books, told the Guardian that “children who read need to be able to easily understand the characterisations and easily to get into the plots. These are original short stories written by beloved author Enid Blyton, illustrated and published in a brand-new package that's perfect for today's new readers.

These short stories are the perfect way to introduce young readers to the world's favourite adventurers and with three books in one, this is brilliant value too. And finally, Good Old Timmy saves the day as usual when there's a little boy in danger on the beach. He is very interested in one of them, but what has he spotted? The second story sees George tangled up in some strange goings-on when she's only trying to get her hair cut. In the first story Timmy sniffs out an adventure when he sees some suspicious-looking passengers on a train. Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy enjoy three exciting adventures in this collection, fully illustrated with bright new pictures.