tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622105976022476411.post4552444574833161641..comments2008-04-27T10:09:56.096+10:00Edhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04066002056854677382noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622105976022476411.post-19940394162895240892008-04-27T10:09:00.000+10:002008-04-27T10:09:00.000+10:00

Hi Ladlitter,<BR/><BR/>sorry it has taken a little while to get around to responding to your comment. <BR/><BR/>Many authors have made a sound living out of whimsical writing. Is Joanne Rowling's writing any less whimsical than Enid Blyton's? As a child I greatly enjoyed all her stories, from the Famous Five to The Magical Faraway Tree to the Wishing Chair to the Noddy series.<BR/><BR/>Is she

Edward Yateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04066002056854677382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8622105976022476411.post-77118341561336925912008-04-25T12:18:00.000+10:002008-04-25T12:18:00.000+10:00

Interesting take on the Enid Blyton issue. I'd be interested to hear whether you thought her writing was any good or not. Some of it comes across as whimsical at best, lazy at worst. I did read a Master's Thesis on Chidren's Lit some years ago which took the view that she was never actually banned, librarians and teachers just thought there were better childrens' books around.<BR/><BR/>And yes,

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