2002 Year End Staff Picks

The Folk of the Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton
Recommended by Sarah

My favourite series of books as a child was the Enchanted Wood series, including The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree, Adventures of the Wishing-Chair, The Folk of the Faraway Tree, and The Wishing Chair Again, by Enid Blyton. These books are now out-of-print, and the editions that I have are a large size with lovely illustrations (almost on every page).

The Faraway Tree books chronicle the adventures of a group of children who find an enchanted forest, with the most remarkable and fun-filled tree imaginable. The Faraway tree is inhabited by many interesting characters, including Moon-Face, Silky the fairy, and the Saucepan Man. The best part is that the top of the tree, just where it meets the clouds, is a gateway into various magical lands. Every week is a fantastic new adventure - The Land of Enchantments, The Land of Giants, The Land of Tea-Parties with nothing but white-clothed tables covered in goodies, serviced by well-dressed rabbits.

My mother read these books to my sister and I when we were children, and we loved them. I admit that when I miss my family, I still pull them out and read them. Not only are they lovely books, and lovely stories, but most importantly they remind me of home.

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