A wonderful selection of short stories by one of the world's best-loved children's authors, Enid Blyton. Ideal for reading aloud, or for children from about 7 years old to read alone.

From sandcastles at the beach to enchanted ice-creams, step into the summer with these delightful characters. Adventure, fun and magic can all be found on holiday with Enid Blyton, who has been delighting readers for more than seventy years.

The stories previously appeared in magazines and anthologies from the 40s and 60s. This collection contains the original texts and is unillustrated.

The collection contains:
At Seaside Cottage
The Magic Ice Cream
Wagger Goes to the Show
A Surprise for Jimmy
The Twins Get in a Fix
The Enchanted Cloak
Adventure Up a Tree
John's Hanky
The Magic Watering Can
Peppermint Rock
The Donkey on the Sands
In the Middle of the Night
A Bit of Blue Sky
The Smugglers' Caves
Mr Gobo's Green Grass
Smokey and the Seagull
Adventures Under the Sea
An Exciting Afternoon
Lazy lenny
Pink Paint for a Pixie
Shut The Gate
Look Out for the Elephant!
Stayinh with Auntie Sue
A Puppy in Wonderland
The Three Sailors
The Magic Seaweed

This book is part of a book series called Bumper Short Story Collections .

There are 352 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sue Mongredien has written over 50 books for children, which include some of the best-selling Rainbow Magic series. She lives in Bath with her husband and young children. Mark Beech is an exciting and talented new illustrator. Mark lives in London. Enid Blyton was an English children's writer, whose books have been worldwide bestsellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies. Her books are still enormously popular and have been translated into 90 languages. As of June 2019, Blyton held 4th place for the most translated author. She wrote on a wide range of topics, including education, natural history, fantasy, mystery, and biblical narratives. Blyton's work became increasingly controversial among literary critics, teachers, and parents beginning in the 1950s, due to the alleged unchallenging nature of her writing and her themes, particularly in the Noddy series. Some libraries and schools banned her works, and from the 1930s until the 1950s the BBC refused to broadcast her stories because of their perceived lack of literary merit. Her books have been criticized as elitist, sexist, racist, xenophobic, and at odds with the more progressive environment that was emerging in post-World War II Britain. New editions have re-written her words removing offensive language. Her stories have continued to be bestsellers since her death in 1968. She is best remembered today for her Noddy, Famous Five, Secret Seven, the Five Find-Outers, and Malory Towers books, although she also wrote many others including the St Clare's, The Naughtiest Girl and The Faraway Tree series. https://www. enidblyton. co. uk/