Enid Blyton's Christmas Tales: Contains 25 classic stories - Bumper Short Story Collections (Paperback)
Enid Blyton (author)Published: 08/09/2016
A follow-up to Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, Christmas Tales presents a whole new selection of timeless festive narratives from the much-loved children’s author.
Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas quite like Enid Blyton; in these stories, which are perfect for reading alone or sharing, she describes the excitement of anticipating gifts and the pleasures of making special food, singing carols, and coming together to share good times with friends and families.
As ever with Blyton, there is mischief and mayhem but good always prevails in the end.
The volume makes the perfect gift for anyone who fell in love with Enid Blyton's festive stories during their own childhood and wishes to pass along the enjoyment to a new generation of readers.
Contents:
One Christmas Eve
All the Way to Santa Claus
Annabelle's Little Thimble
A Coat for the Snowman
The Extraordinary Christmas Tree
On His Way Home
Good Gracious, Santa Claus!
No Present for Benny
First Walk in December
The Christmas Tree Fairy
A Christmas Legend
The Christmas Bicycle
The Battle in the Toyshop
A Grand Visitor
The Little Carol Singer
The Man Who Wasn't Father Christmas
A Christmas Wish
e Belonged to the Family
A Hole in her Stocking
Christmas in the Toyshop
They Didn't Believe in Santa Claus!
Bobbo's Magic Stocking
On Christmas Night
Little Mrs Millikin
Second Walk in December
The Magic Snow-bird
The ideal companion to Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories.
Enid Blyton was born in 1897 and grew up in South London. A prolific writer, she penned numerous, hugely-popular children’s books and book-series including The Famous Five and The Secret Seven. She began writing in her teens and was first published in magazines in her twenties. Her books continue to be bestsellers nearly half a century after her death in 1968.
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
ISBN: 9781444931136
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 298 g
Dimensions: 200 x 129 x 28 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
A wonderful selection to read and share. Mystery and magic, laughter and mischief, the joy of shared times and plenty of delicious food - many of the ingredients which have been delighting Enid Blyton's readers for more than 70 years. - Western Morning News
With a dash of mischief and a smattering of nostalgia, this collection of short stories is perfect from reading together beside the Christmas tree - Little London
Derring do and seasonal cheer are celebrated in this new collection of stories from Enid Blyton - Country Life
Nobody captures the spirit of Christmas like Enid Blyton. These timeless tales are passed on from generation to generation and are ideal for reading alone or sharing ... There is nothing to add to Enid Blyton's popularity as a storyteller even today, and any young child would look forward to finding this particular book in its stocking on Christmas Day - Dorset Echo Series
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