Book info

• Title The Folk of the Faraway Tree
• Author Enid Blyton
• Year 1946
• Genre Childrens

The mischievious Connie comes to enjoy a few days with Joe, Beth and Frannie while her mother is sick. Connie refuses to believe in the Faraway Tree or the magical folk who live in it, even when the Angry Pixie throws ink at her! Join the children and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Come on an amazing adventure!

Thoughts

Third and final of the original books and instead of Rick we now have troublesome cousin Connie come to stay. This reminded me of so many other Enid Blyton books - where a naughty or stubborn character arrives and is quite quickly whipped into shape by the existing characters. I thought the chapters around the roots of the Faraway Tree being under threat were really interesting, a fine example of how we need to treat nature better.

Rating: 3 / 5