The first book in new and updated FABULOUS FOUR series for young readers. This is the first in a series with a moral edge. The books centre round John, Sarah, Sam and Rosie, who are cousins and spend nearly all their time together. John and Sarah's Dad has had a bike accident. He isn't too badly hurt, but has hit his head and will have to stay in hospital. They want to visit him and take him sweets and flowers. The only problem is they don't have any money. So they decide to earn some by weeding gardens, doing washing up, fetching people's shopping. Rosie has her own idea of a job she's going to do and for once she won't tell anybody her secret. In the meantime they help Mum out and their jobs help them see how well they can do things for her. But will they earn enough money, and what has little Rosie been up to?

 

This book features in the following series: Fab 4, Fabulous Four .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2000 by HarperCollins Publishers .

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/