tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post475978462989867931..comments2023-07-11T21:02:09.217+10:00Comments on Be Our Best: The Famous FiveJillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377276479172112517noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post-37490073701425615262011-04-06T13:41:23.027+10:002011-04-06T13:41:23.027+10:00Hi, thanks for stopping by my blog :) I LOVED (and...Hi, thanks for stopping by my blog :) I LOVED (and still do) the famous five series. I love all the enid blyton books actually. I also really liked the five find-outers - they never seemed to be as popular as the famous five or secret seven tho. I remember salivating at the detailed descriptions of all the food they used to eat, it sounded so exotic and delicious to me!!!Aparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348419737425889834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post-88253823858893245382011-03-21T20:23:44.190+10:002011-03-21T20:23:44.190+10:00Hi Jill, visiting from Tranquil Acres of Alexandri...Hi Jill, visiting from Tranquil Acres of Alexandria. I grew up reading these, Nancy Drew, Trixie Beldon etc. My daughter is 11 and reads Nancy Drew, Famous Five and a couple of others. Yes, she uses words like "lashings". I just smile to myself. It's cute hearing an Aussie child use expressions that really are uniquely English. A great way to expand the vocabulary beyond the terms today like "heaps", "cool" "sick" etc.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Lisa xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post-5558681376417556932011-03-14T14:55:15.990+10:002011-03-14T14:55:15.990+10:00Hi Jil, Thanks a lot for visiting my blog and leav...Hi Jil, Thanks a lot for visiting my blog and leaving kind words. I really liked your blog and its so good to see a mother of two girls, just like me :) My childhood was full of readings, though somehow I never got to read Enid Blyton, I read a lot of Nancy Drew, Phantom comics, Archies,Amar chitra katha (Indian mythology based stories) now I have started getting Enid blyton series to my elder one and she seems to be liking it a lot. Nice to see you daughters <br />warm regardssoulsearchingdayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134397706403391346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post-65768645167426518492011-03-13T21:32:45.144+10:002011-03-13T21:32:45.144+10:00Famous Five series were my favorite too as a schoo...Famous Five series were my favorite too as a schoolgirl way back in the sixties.My daughter too loved the characters and I hope her daughter also learns to love them. Strange how the book and the characters bring you and your daughters in New Zealand(?), me in India and my daughter in America all belonging to different age groups together. I think the book has seved its purpose of bringing hearts together. Your piece took me back in time.thanks.Hip Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891699611146003601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post-58672652289214979082011-03-12T03:24:54.176+10:002011-03-12T03:24:54.176+10:00I liked the Little House on the Prairie Series and...I liked the Little House on the Prairie Series and Nancy Drew as a child. Now my daughter is reading Nancy Drew. We have read one of the LHOP books, need to get back to more.<br /><br />I think we are more likely to recommend to our children books we have enjoyed ourselves, because we believe it is good. Do we recommend things we don't like? If we enjoy something we will just want to share it.<br /><br />Just started following your blog.<br /><br />marthaschool.blogspot.comMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645378201115004909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7959711911969584931.post-39566634735501534572011-03-11T20:45:36.322+10:002011-03-11T20:45:36.322+10:00I am currently reading Enid Blyton's "The...I am currently reading Enid Blyton's "The Faraway Tree" to my 3 & 5 year olds. They are loving it. I remember loving it as a kid too.<br /><br />I am getting a great kick out of how dated and sexist it is now, reading it as an adult. There is so much in the story that my kids won't understand until they are older and can understand the era and put it all in context.<br /><br />In the meantime its a fun story!!kiwimeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650912604956729724noreply@blogger.com