In this post Iโm presenting my favourite adaptation of Enid Blytonโs Famous Five books - the 1978 series produced by Southern Television.
Retro TV tip: โThe Famous Fiveโ (1978)
‘To an Old Tree’ by Annette Wynne
Annette Wynne was an early 20th century American writer of childrenโs poems. Her debut collection โFor Days and Days: A Year-Round Treasury of Child Verseโ came out in 1919, followed by โTreasure Thingsโ in 1922.ย The short poem featured in this post is called โTo an Old Treeโ. Itโs a lovely ode to the stoic …
Eighty years of “The Famous Five”
Enid Blytonโs book series The Famous Five turns eighty this year! Still much loved by children all over the world and translated into numerous languages, the series describes the holiday adventures of brothers Julian and Dick, their sister Anne, cousin George (Georgina, that is), and Georgeโs pet dog Timmy.
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