Enid+Blyton

= = Enid Blyton is famous for her series of the Faraway Tree books and many other books such as The Secret Seven, The Famous Five etc. She was born ( 11th August 1897 ) in London, in a small flat above a shop in east Dulwich. Her father (Thomas Carey Blyton) had three children and she was the oldest. Her father had many talents such as water colours, writing poetry, etc. She was trained as a kindergarten teacher for two years at Ipswich High School and then opened her own infant school. She compiled a children’s encyclopaedia and she then started editing her own a new magazine for children called Sunny Stories. Her books are normally fantasy, adventure and mystery. A link to books she has written...[|books she has written]



Enid Blyton with her daughters



Her books have enjoyed popular success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 400 million copies. She had two younger brothers named Hanly and Carey. Blyton was a talented pianist, but gave up her musical studies when she trained as a teacher. She taught for five years at Bickley, Surbiton and Chessington. Her first book was Child Whispers, a collection of poems and was published in 1922.

Here are some of her series

The Circus series The Magic Faraway Tree series The Mistletoe Farm series The Secret Seven series The Naughtiest Girl series The Famous Five series and many more.