Miss Watmough recommends... Enid Blyton - The Magic Faraway Tree Collection.
These are just an example of some of Enid Blyton's books. Her stories captivated me when I was in primary school. They were the books that got me into reading to the point that I didn't want to put them down - I wanted to just keep going on the adventures in the story!
Synopsis:
'When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the countryside, they discover that their new house lies next to the Enchanted Wood! And in that wood, lives the Magic Faraway Tree. This is no ordinary tree - it is home to more magical lands full of elves, pixies, talking creatures and wonderful adventures than the children ever imagined possible!
Join the children and their new friends Moon-Face, Saucepan Man and Silky the Fairy as they explore this most magical of all fairytale worlds.'
'The Enchanted Wood:
When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to the countryside, they discover that their new house lies next to the Enchanted Wood! And in that wood, lives the Magic Faraway Tree. This is no ordinary tree - it is home to more magical lands full of elves, pixies, talking creatures and wonderful adventures than the children ever imagined possible! They make new friends, whoosh down the amazing slippery-slip and even enjoy a fancy-dress feast in the Land Of Birthdays! Who knows what they will discover next?
The Magic Faraway Tree:
Joe, Beth and Frannie take their cousin Rick on a magical adventure up the Faraway Tree that he'll never forget! Discover how the children rescue Saucepan Man from the Land of Toys, what Pop Cakes and Toffee Shocks taste like and if Joe, Beth, Frannie and Rick can ever bear to leave the Land of Presents! Who wouldn't want to stay there forever?!
The Folk of the Faraway Tree:
When Joe, Beth and Frannie's mother announces that Connie, the daughter, of her friend is coming to stay, no one is very impressed. Not only is Connie quite bossy but it turns out that she refuses to believe in the Faraway Tree! A wonderful adventure to the Land of Treats, amongst many others, soon changes all that but when the Faraway Tree starts dying, everyone is devastated, and nobody knows what's wrong. Will the children ever be able to save the day - and the Magic Faraway Tree?'