Sunday, July 16, 2006

My First Fantasy Series

As a child, I love Enid Blyton. I love the worlds she created of the idyllic English countryside and shifting magic lands. I devoured her writings. But most of the books in my bookshelf are now yellowed, tattered and torn.

When I zipped through Borders, I spied these pretty collections of The Wishing Chair and The Magic Faraway Tree. These were probably the collections that got me started on the genre of fantasy. I pounced on them and brought these treasures home.

Yes. I'm reading the adventures all over again this weekend.

15 comments:

sereneannabelle said...

oh! Enid! who doesn't?

So cute, you reading all those childhood stories again. I think I will even get down reading Enid's books again too!

Little Miss Snooze said...

OH!I LOVE them too!! wow, u are reading them all over again. It must be interesting, reading with a different mindset.

And the collections are really pretty.

Anonymous said...

i shall dig out those Famous Five and Secret Seven stuff. i remember the times we zipped in and out of each other's houses with weird clues!!

Cavalock said...

It was the Hardy boys n Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators for me.

Anonymous said...

Nancy Drew.

domestic rat said...

I still have my books with me... and hee, the entire Enid Blyton, including my very first book that cost me my perfect eyesight!

coboypb said...

These 2 collections are my favorite. Happy reading :)

Anonymous said...

oooh!! *giggle* so cute. i loved 'the naughtiest girl' that series. but didn't really take to st clare.

蓝月 said...

you name it, i have it. ;)

Ally said...

haha i used to buy almost every collection too! now that you mentioned wishing chair and the other one, it's bringing back good memories!

b.muse said...

Enid Blyton! Nice~ Was buried in them (and Nancy Drew, and Roald Dahl) all thru pri sch.. :)

The new cover designs look real pretty too! Hee. Enjoy your re-reading.

Anonymous said...

haha!! all-time favorites.

littlecartnoodles said...

Is "Faraway Tree" the one in which there're different "Lands" on top of the tree ?

I lurrrrvvvve that book.

imp said...

serendipity & littlmisssnooze: i just like books where i can slip into another world and not really having to use my brains!

queenie: man...those clues we made up were lame.

cavalock & cheryl: i like the nancy drew files & hardy boys combined stories!! hated the romance thingy though. eioow.

domestic r & coboypb: hehehhe. my collection's all yellowed!! almost falling off!

dainty daisy: i like the naughtiest girl. but not as much as faraway tree!! love the magic!!

bluemoon & orientalqueen: don't we all just love childhood stories sometimes? :)

jun: i was really attracted to the new covers!

littlecartnoodles: YES!!! it was exciting!

Anonymous said...

my favourite was a particular book (not in a series) that featured nothing but greek mythology. now i can't find it on her website! anyone has the book to sell?