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The Enchanted Wood Paperback – 1 Jan. 2002

by Enid Blyton (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,371 ratings
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Jo, Bessie and Fanny move to the country and find an Enchanted Wood right on their doorstep! And in the wood stands the magic Faraway Tree, and in that tree live the magical characters that soon become their new friends - Moon-Face, Silky the fairy, and Saucepan Man. Together they visit the strange lands (the Roundabout Land, the Land of Ice and Snow, Toyland and the Land of Take What You Want!) which lie at the top of the tree and have the most exciting adventures - and narrow escapes!
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  1. Reading age
    5 - 7 years, from customers
  2. Book 1 of 9
    The Magic Faraway Tree
  3. Print length
    213 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Dimensions
    19.8 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  6. Publisher
    Egmont Books Ltd
  7. Publication date
    1 Jan. 2002
  8. ISBN-10
    0749748001
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0749748005
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Egmont Books Ltd; New edition (1 Jan. 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 213 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0749748001
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0749748005
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 5 - 7 years, from customers
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.8 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 4,371 ratings

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Enid Blyton

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Enid Blyton is one of the most popular children's authors of all time. Her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into other languages more often than any other children's author.

Enid Blyton adored writing for children. She wrote over 700 books and about 2,000 short stories. The Famous Five books, now 75 years old, are her most popular. She is also the author of other favourites including The Secret Seven, The Magic Faraway Tree, Malory Towers and Noddy.

Born in London in 1897, Enid lived much of her life in Buckinghamshire and loved dogs, gardening and the countryside. She was very knowledgeable about trees, flowers, birds and animals. Dorset - where some of the Famous Five's adventures are set - was a favourite place of hers too.

Enid Blyton's stories are read and loved by millions of children (and grown-ups) all over the world. Visit enidblyton.co.uk to discover more.

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Customers find the book enjoyable and magical. They appreciate the beautiful illustrations and charming characters. The story encourages imagination and is enchanted for young readers. Readers praise the author's writing style and find it easy to read. The book provides honest fun and adventures that are lighthearted and entertaining. Overall, customers consider it an excellent value for money and a nostalgic read.

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139 customers mention ‘Story quality’136 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the stories. They find them enjoyable, magical, and a timeless classic that continues to captivate young readers. The stories are described as lovely, innocent, and take readers back to their childhood memories.

"...Surprisingly it brings back some good memories Highly recommended for adults who want to disappear into a world unlike the one we live in!" Read more

"Read this as a child, and now re-reading it in my 60s. Very enjoyable! Nice to meet up with old friends…" Read more

"...It was the perfect opportunity to revisit this world and see if it had weathered the times...." Read more

"...If you want to leave your children with a love of magical, wonderful stories, this series is a great place to start...." Read more

41 customers mention ‘Illustrations’30 positive11 negative

Customers enjoy the book's illustrations. They find the illustrations retro-looking and imaginative, with plenty of little names. The writing style is described as magical, with fairies, pixies, and gnomes.

"...The pictures are beautiful and the text size brilliant...." Read more

"...very pleased with the little pictures and with the lovely imaginative style of the writing, with plenty of little names and details of the sort that..." Read more

"...(the ones I remember from my own childhood, which look quite retro now) and which makes a great gift for any child...." Read more

"...a kindle surely Frannie could have her own name back .The illustrations are quite awful and look nothing like the original...." Read more

22 customers mention ‘Imagination’22 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the imaginative story that encourages young minds to travel. They find the enchanting and magical worlds in the book fun for young readers. The characters are entertaining and the enchanted wood fascinates them. Readers describe the book as classic Enid Blyton whimsy.

"Brilliant book with loads of imagination, split into perfect size chapters for before bed. My 6-7 yr old loves it" Read more

"...I asked her for a rating and she gave 4, stating that it was imaginative and very fun to read, but could have done with more characters - which the..." Read more

"...to are charming, fun and whisk a young mind away to a very special place in their imaginations, and dare I say it... a magical place!" Read more

"...Every new character was his favourite and it really fuelled his imagination. We've bought the whole series now and can't wait to start the next book...." Read more

20 customers mention ‘Language’14 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the writing style of the book. They praise the author's wonderful way with words and find the narration excellent.

"Enid Blyton was one of the greatest writers of all time and I loved her Famous Five and Secret Seven stories when I was younger, but somehow I..." Read more

"This is one of the books I call dope it is written by a favorite author of mine and is a good-en (or n) if you have my opinion...." Read more

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"...Enid Blyton is a fantastic author and her books are spelendid." Read more

19 customers mention ‘Readability’19 positive0 negative

Customers find the book easy for young children to read at bedtime. They say it provides a good language for new readers to get to grips with and support early reading skills. Readers also mention that it's nice to read aloud and share.

"...they find do seem very implausible but were lighthearted and enjoyable to read...." Read more

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18 customers mention ‘Fun’18 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's fun and adventures. They find it entertaining and easy to read aloud with their younger siblings. The storylines are engaging and interesting, with silliness and magical happenings.

"...It has undoubtedly remained readable and enjoyable...." Read more

"...The quirky storylines are engaging and interesting...." Read more

"...PC weirdness aside this is still a fun, enchanting read...." Read more

"...can't wait for the next set of chapters, they are truly magical and amusing...." Read more

13 customers mention ‘Value for money’13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book good value for money. They say it's worth buying just to hear the author read.

"...This is a delightful book in an affordable authentic version, which is bringing back so many happy memories from my own childhood and helping to..." Read more

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"Great quality hard back for the price good size and glossy pages inside as well as some nice illustrations on most pages my only negative would be..." Read more

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Customers find the book suitable for older children and younger ones. It's recommended for adults who want to escape into a story. The illustrations are sufficient to keep young readers interested, even if read aloud.

"...Surprisingly it brings back some good memories Highly recommended for adults who want to disappear into a world unlike the one we live in!" Read more

"...It is really more suitable for an older child to han I expected so I am going to keep it for next year." Read more

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"...The books don't contain many pictures but they are sufficient to keep a 3 year old and a 5 year old interested...although it is probably the..." Read more

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Brilliant Book!
Arrived within 48 hours, delivered by Amazon.Firstly, I understand that names have been changed and many aren't very happy with the changes, but from what I've read so far doesn't change anything abouy the plot of the storyline."Jo" has been changed to "Joe" also Bessie was changed to "Beth" and "Fanny" changed to "Frannie" and think its been done may be due to political correctness etc, I'm by no means part of a PC brigade and prefer the old-school however not alot has been changed and still a fantastic book.The plotline involves three children Joe, Beth and Frannie, and they move to a new home, next to an Enchanted Wood, and discover a Faraway Tree that has many different lands to visit, e.g. The roundabout land.This was a story read to me by my older sister as a child and my 8 year old daughter has been enjoying stories at night, so thought this would be a treat.
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  • Nigel
    5.0 out of 5 stars After nearly 75 years reading the book again!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2025
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    I first know this book as a child in the late 1940’s and have just found it on Kindle. Surprisingly it brings back some good memories Highly recommended for adults who want to disappear into a world unlike the one we live in!
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  • Kandid
    5.0 out of 5 stars just as fun as when first read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2025
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    Read this as a child, and now re-reading it in my 60s. Very enjoyable! Nice to meet up with old friends…
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  • Mrs Helen S Leecy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Revisiting Childhood
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2020
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    I have fond memories of reading this book when I was younger. I don’t remember any specifics just how exciting they used to be. I remember there being a tree, obviously and I had a vague memory of some kind of market at the top of it. My husband had read them too, and he said he remembers them being a little frightening as they were always finding themselves in dangerous situations.
    So, I was excited to add this to this year’s reading challenge for a book known as a classic. It was the perfect opportunity to revisit this world and see if it had weathered the times.
    I was a little trepidatious, thinking it might seem too young for me or might even ruin the memories I had of the book. However, I can honestly say I enjoyed reading this so much. It has undoubtedly remained readable and enjoyable. It didn’t seem too simplistic, and I felt utterly engaged with the characters and their adventures regardless of their ages.
    As my husband remembered, there were some really hairy moments where if I’d been a child reading this, I might have been quite scared. There was lots of apprehension, a few dodgy characters and some seemingly impossible situations. However, the children and the inhabitants of the Faraway Tree always manage to come good. The solutions they find do seem very implausible but were lighthearted and enjoyable to read.
    I’m so glad I revisited this work, and I am tempted to read the other three books in the series when I get a chance. This really has won against the test of time, and I will be recommending it to my nieces in a few years as I think they will absolutely love the books too!
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  • A J
    4.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting for children and adults alike
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 November 2010
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    I fondly remembered the Faraway Tree books by Enid Blyton from my childhood. Despite the re-naming of characters in the modern edition to spare parents' blushes (ie Fanny becomes Frannie) these books are timeless and fantastic. My husband also enjoys reading them to our daughter despite him having not read them as a child. The quirky storylines are engaging and interesting. My daughter is only 3 and we thought she was too young to have these stories read to her but we were wrong. We now read a chapter a night (and sometimes one in the morning too!) The chapters are just the right length and are a small story in themselves about the magical lands the children visit at the top of the Faraway Tree. I like to think my daughter will treasure these books and be reading the stories to her own children one day. If you want to leave your children with a love of magical, wonderful stories, this series is a great place to start. The only reason I have rated this edition 4/5 is because my daughter would have liked more pictures and sometimes the artist has got details wrong which we all notice, like the colour of Silky's hair in the book is said to be golden, but he draws it as being black which doesn't bother me but really bothers my daughter which is quite funny. Yes its a tiny detail, but a more picture-rich book would be even more popular. I also think this series would work great as a kid's film.
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  • Seron
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 March 2025
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    Brilliant book with loads of imagination, split into perfect size chapters for before bed. My 6-7 yr old loves it
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  • Ladybug
    5.0 out of 5 stars Magical book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2023
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    Received this book yesterday which is a gift for a 6 year old girl. I was pleasantly surprised how nice the quality of the book was which is excellent. The pictures are beautiful and the text size brilliant. I hope she likes this book and I will definitely buy her some more Enid Blyton books in the future. I would definitely recommend.
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  • carla dunbar
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2024
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    I had been invited to a baby shower and we were asked to bring our favourite childhood book as a gift for the baby. This was my favourite book as a child and brought back some wonderful memories when it arrived
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  • Lissen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Gift
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2015
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    I must confess that growing up I'd never heard of Enid Blyton's work, but a friend of mine recommended this book to me when I was looking for a gift for my five-year-old nephew. I bought a copy and got to read a few chapters in to see what it was like before I needed to send it away to him; I was very pleased with the little pictures and with the lovely imaginative style of the writing, with plenty of little names and details of the sort that kids love. I've since received a report from my sister that they've finished reading the book and as soon as they were done my nephew requested that they read it again right away - he loves it! From a parent's perspective, my sister says that she likes reading the book to him because each chapter is about the same length and contains its own little story, which means that when she promises "We'll read one chapter," she knows just how long it will take.
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  • Lyndsay
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious book
    Reviewed in Canada on 28 May 2024
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    My 6 year old loved this book! It was long but he sat through and enjoyed every second. A lot of weird and wonderful things happen that he just couldn’t believe and thought was the best things ever!
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  • William Chris Carleton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting bedtime stories!
    Reviewed in Germany on 19 November 2024
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    I liked everything and all of the characters! The best adventure was the trip to the land of birthdays (6 year old review).
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
    Reviewed in Italy on 22 October 2019
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    I am really enjoying reading this book with my children (7 and 5). I was worried they wouldn’t be interested in the stories but they were immediately captured by the world of the enchanted forest and the folk of the faraway tree, just as I was at their age. We are going through the whole series, one chapter each evening at bedtime.
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  • KC
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Adventures!
    Reviewed in Australia on 2 December 2024
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    The Enchanted Wood was read aloud to a Year 2 class by their teacher.
    Their comments:
    “The best story I have ever read!”
    “It was very, very good.”
    “It was so much fun reading!”
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  • Ana Sofia Hofmeyr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanted book
    Reviewed in Japan on 14 October 2021
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    I bought this book for my 5-year old daughter, who is absolutely loving it. We also had a great experience with the seller.
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