Treasury of Bedtime Stories

So first of all, this is not written by Enid Blyton...rather, by an anonymous operative in her trust that continues with her brand. If you were a Blyton fan in your childhood, this will be disappointing; the stories are pretty insipid and lack her inimitable style. Some of the grammar is also suspect. However, I am still begrudgingly keeping this because they stay true to her world, where toys come alive at night, where fairies negotiate a complex yet wholesome hierarchy, and where little boys turn into engines when the wind blows from the south west. I really want to indoctrinate my children in this simplicity, to counteract the rubbish that passes for children’s literature these days. So in a nutshell—this is not original Enid Blyton, but I’ll still take it in a world where the other options are vapid Disney and Nickelodeon characters turned into trashy, plotless books.

I bought this for my youngest grandchild for Christmas. I wanted an old fashioned story book and chose this one because it has lots of pictures. This really enhances stories for children, as we all know, and they are not too long for my son to read to her before bedtime. I do hope she loves it.

This was to replace one that had gone missing. The original was much smaller. The new one is A4 and so a bit awkward and heavy for child to manage. The stories are great and the children love them, I know I still do. I would reccomend.

Lovely little book. Had not heard most of the stories before, so it wasn’t just extracts of, for example, the faraway tree. Lovely little illustrations, just a shame there wasn’t one for every story/more.

A very nice book with a lot of stories and some animations. Be aware that it is big and heavy but I like it in this book.A very good bedtime book.

A beautiful book, which can be kept for years. It was one of a 2 year olds Easter presents - he loves the stories to be read to him at bedtime. Very happy with it.