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Children plus dog explore the island in the cove where one of them lives and look for treasure.

Pure nostalgia with the book which is my earliest memory of owning a book. Read in memory of my uncle who gave it to me and who died last week.

What a nostalgic little read! I absolutely LOVED this series as a child and my parents have returned my copies… hilariously I have written my name inside the front cover about 27 times 🤣

Fully expecting the series to have some problematic passages in the 21st century, but I really enjoyed this one!

My daughter's currently devouring this one. I told her I was about her age when I read this series & I absolutely loved it. She was surprised I still remembered small details of the plot (considering I was her age, oh, about 100 years ago 🙄) but then I told her I have actually read this book so many times I could probably recite it from memory 🤣

Absolutely love the vintage cover too. My copies in the early 80s had photos from a TV adaptation.

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 46.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

Day 5. Seven books that left a deep impression on me. #7days7books

I am on a nostalgia ride while sharing this. Enid Blyton has been a significant part of my childhood and reading life in general. All the credit goes to her for making me crave stories.

Some of the books that fuelled my childhood #imagination

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Reliving my childhood with Bella. Perfect night for reading adventure stories, snuggled up with the wind howling outside. Seth never got into the Famous Five and they felt dated, but I‘m seeing them again through my own 8 year old eyes re-reading with Bella who hangs on to every word. Also love this collection reissued with covers by different illustrators - the first two are Quentin Blake and Helen Oxenbury 💕 #raisingreaders

It's always a risk returning to a much loved childhood story but I'm glad I did! The Famous Five are wonderful company, as they always were and this tale has stood the test of time. Great fun!

Most of my childhood was spent reading Enid Blyton books.
Nostalgia! #SetOnIsland #MarchInBooks
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Anyone else get sucked in by the Enid Blyton box set at Aldi? Childhood memories and getting ten books for $8 - priceless. Now if they would just do the same with Nancy Drew. What other childhood favourites would you like in a box set?

This is a first book in series and it was amazing, reading again about the characters and their adventures. And about the food!
I loved this one, but I think that here, the adventure and the mystery they have to discover are not in front - it's more about getting to know all the characters and their personalities. And how other books would look like.
It's still was a great read.

#junetunz #laislabonita I enjoy all the Famous Five books, but I particularly love the first, in which the five camp out on an island and explore for hidden treasure.

A blast from the past, Five on a Treasure Island. I think it was Enid Blyton who first gave me the love of reading. First with The Secret Seven, then followed by the Famous Five and many other books. Not to forget Noddy!

#treasure

I still love me some Blyton!

https://life.spectator.co.uk/2017/02/enid-blyton-still-queen-childrens-books/

#booktober catch-up continues with day 6 #fullofadventure (yes I may have raided my daughter's bookshelf)! 😉🐵

#AirplaneReading - not the worst! Nothing but a great view to distract you for hours...
Finally on our much-needed vacation trip❣🙌🍾🎂👑🎉🏖📚🎈
I get to work on my TBR pile!!!!

The ruins of Corfe Castle near Bournemouth inspired Enid Blyton to write The Famous Five, so it was a great experience to explore it both for me and my dad because we both devoured the books as children just starting to read! And we even saw a little girl with a Famous Five book in a cafe in the village next to the castle, just discovering stories and adventure herself!
The whole visit is such a precious memory!

Another childhood favourite for #favouritebookishaiblings for today's #augustphotochallenge 😊 In this the first Famous Five book siblings Julian, Dick and Anne meet their prickly cousin, George and her (amazing) dog, Timmy!

I own two complete sets of Famous Five books 💜

@TheSpinecrackersBookClub

Slowly building up a ebook collection for my daughter. One that my pre-teen self would have been completely envious of. Enid Blyton - I grew up with her books and can't even imagine my daughters not doing the same.

Time to revisit the books that first made me a reader. This time with the 8yo...