Moonface's Story (The Magic Faraway Tree)

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takes you to the different worlds at the top of the tree too. So you'll see what it's like to be Topsy-Turvy, with policemen walking around on their hands. Or how about spending a day, in the land of toys. Or even better, the Land of Goodies, where chocolate muffins grow on trees. So when I began reading The Enchanted Wood, all I had read was its title. Yep, you got me right. I hadn't even read the blurb. I mean, I had thought of reading it but then I thought, eh, it's an Enid Blyton book. I'll love it either way. So I didn't read it and jumped into it without a single thought in my mind. And guess what? I was not disappointed despite that! This was my favourite book when I was younger because it’s such an enchanting story. The story takes place in an enchanted forest in which a gigantic magical tree grows - the enormous "Faraway Tree". The tree is so tall that its top branches reach into the clouds and it is wide enough to contain small houses carved into its trunk. Three children find the tree in the enchanted forest, which is the start of their adventure. They meet lots of new friends in different parts of the tree like moon face, who has a slippery slide in this house and saucepan man, who wears saucepans over his body and is really funny. They get to visit lots of different lands like topsy-turvy land and Do-as-you-please land. The book is exciting and full of magic. This was one of my favourite books when I was younger and it was lovely to revisit a a familiar story, this time in an edition beautifully illustrated by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnstone. Their artwork is perfectly suited to the book.

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Took a Level in Badass: Evil goblins invade the Tree at one point, and everyone has to step up to the plate. Each fights according to their strength - Dame Washalot drenches them, the Angry Pixie lets his anger loose, Saucepan Man takes all his saucepans off and THROWS them as weapons (he's not recognized by the children when he appears without them later), Silky ties one up in her curtains, and Moon Face uses his slide (see below) as a trap to hold the subdued ones, with the lower door sealed shut. I feel quite fine and have a great feeling of self satisfaction, because I reread one of the best Children's books that I've read. Enid Blyton books don't have much depth, but the author knows about storytelling. How nice it is to know the English language, and come across such gems as The Faraway Tree trilogy. Rereading a childhood favourite can sometimes prove hazardous. Often, what so appealed to our younger selves we later find riddled with plot holes, become distanced from the young protagonists, or find them just generally unsuited for an adult readership. For this reason I had stayed away from my once beloved Enid Blyton, for so long. The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure by Jacqueline Wilson was published in May 2022. [4] Adaptations [ edit ] Film [ edit ] They were my wife's choice to read as her childhood favourites... but I find them repetitive and boring, with inconsequential action, no character depth and only a thin veneer of 'charming' imagination as their saving grace.

What do I see? Yes — three children, and I know their names — Jo, Bessie and Fanny! And now, having found my characters, I must find my "setting." What do I see? I see a dark, mysterious wood — the Enchanted Wood. There I see a giant of a tree — it is the strange Faraway Tree, a tree that touches the sky...", Lightly oil a large bowl and place your dough inside. Cover with a clean tea towel and let it sit for about an hour in a warm spot - it should double in size. I have other issues with the Faraway Tree, not least the Saucepan Man. He wasn’t my favourite character in the books as a child (that honour went to Moon-Face, because he had the slippery-slip slide in his house), but I liked him. Reading the books aloud, as an adult, I have been startled to find just how creepy he is. He’s not magical, like some of the characters; he’s just a man who drapes himself, for no discernible reason, in pots and pans. And hangs out with a group of kids. Tree Climb Simulation: Set up a pretend Faraway Tree in the classroom or hall using PE equipment like benches. Allow the children to take turns pretending to climb and share what magical land they would like to visit. And then, then!, she allows one of them to SPEND THE NIGHT in parts unknown to her! Now times were different in 1943, but that one's just not on. No responsible adult has *ever* let a kid spend the night somewhere without knowing 1) where and 2) who and 3) when and how Sweetums will be going there and coming home.The three children who star are possibly more remembered for their association with the Tree itself rather than for their magnetic personalities but that's not being derogatory. Jo with his sisters Bessie and Fanny are the anchors from where all the adventures begin and they are pleasant kids whose make-up could be compared to other Blyton characters such as Molly and Peter in the aforementioned Wishing Chair tales. It's desirable to have at least one naughty child in the group and as Blyton heroes are generally very good and kind to animals and humans one or two other kids with slightly more deviant personalities are introduced at a later stage.