The Wishing Wand and Other Stories

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by Enid Blyton, Martine Blaney (Illustrator)

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Genres: Childrens, Fantasy, Fiction

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

See also:
Ένιντ Μπλάιτον (Greek)
Enida Blaitona (Latvian)
Энид Блайтон (Russian)
Inid Blajton (Serbian)
Інід Блайтон (Ukrainian)

Enid Mary Blyton (1897–1968) was an English author of children's books.

Born in South London, Blyton was the eldest of three children, and showed an early interest in music and reading. She was educated at St. Christopher's School, Beckenham, and - having decided not to pursue her music - at Ipswich High School, where she trained as a kindergarten teacher. She taught for five years before her 1924 marriage to editor Hugh Pollock, with whom she had two daughters. This marriage ended in divorce, and Blyton remarried in 1943, to surgeon Kenneth Fraser Darrell Waters. She died in 1968, one year after her second husband.

Blyton was a prolific author of children's books, who penned an estimated 800 books over about 40 years. Her stories were often either children's adventure and mystery stories, or fantasies involving magic. Notable series include: The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, The Five Find-Outers, Noddy, The Wishing Chair, Mallory Towers, and St. Clare's.

According to the Index Translationum, Blyton was the fifth most popular author in the world in 2007, coming after Lenin but ahead of Shakespeare.

See also her pen name Mary Pollock

Reviews

[Eloise Sunshine · Rating 2 out of 5]

Põhimõtteliselt kõik, mis ma kirjutasin sama autori teise raamatu arvustuses, kehtib täpselt ka selle puhul siin.
Ühed samad storyline'id, vahetatud karakterid, sama jura kestab edasi. Blytonil tunduvad olevat mingid stamp-jutud ja siis muudkui kordab neid eri kastmetega varieerides. Kõik tema lood on reeglina alati aga moraali lugevad, et mitte, et lapsel niisama võiks olla huvitav miskit lugu kuulata, vaid peab kindlasti ka nipsti nina pihta saama sealt mingi õpetuse, et kuidas on hea käituda ning kuidas mitte. Yawn. Võib-olla vanasti see oli veel kuidagi õigustatud, kuid tänapäeval sa võid veel ainult 3-aastaseid selliste lugudega raamatut kuulamas hoida. Suurematel on juba omal ka pea otsas ning teavad, et riiulist võib leida 100 x huvitavamaid lugusid, kui need, mida tädi Enid jutustada soovib...

[Chiara · Rating 3 out of 5]

same as bicycle magic

[Tasha Tariq · Rating 2 out of 5]

It feels like a collection of bedtime stories which feels okay because your toddler is already half-dozed off. The writing is decent but it’s not the best. I think if these were individual books or novellas they would have worked better. Each story tends to get repetitive all the time, I think it needed more wiggle room and space to adjust the setting and characters.
She also tells a lot of time instead of showing which is a drawback in literature and I understand why, hence, not a big fan of it.
I liked the story, "I Dare You To!"
It tells us about rule-breaking and it’s affects on innocent people and I really liked it but again it needed more space to develop and more time.
2.5✨️

[MeenaG · Rating 2 out of 5]

I enjoy reading Enid Blyton's books, I've read a few in my life and I've liked them all. This is the first time I've read one as an adult though. I do like the way she writes and the words she chooses makes it fun and easy for children to read or follow as their parent reads to them.

[Mou · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a wonderful children's storybook. I admire Enid Blyton's writing style, as she embedes a moral lesson into each of her stories in this book.Even though I'm an adult reader, I didn't feel bored at all while reading this book.I truly enjoyed it.

[Tanisha]

All the stories were really good.

[Hashini · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite interesting fables with vocabulary words.

[Caitlin]

Another amazing Enid Blyton story! The memories seeing this brings me.

[Laiba Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short stories nest suitable for kids under 12 years of age that promotes imaginative thinking

[Lidya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lupa detil cerita-cerita di dalam buku ini, tapi ingat kalau saya lebih suka dengan buku Enid Blyton yang berjudul "The Cat with A Feathery Tail". Sama dengan TCwAFT, buku ini juga beli di Cairo Book Fair dan juga hilang entah di mana :'(

[Puffdepuff · Rating 4 out of 5]

The person in charge is giving out wishing wands and when he walks parst two little pixies house they are down the well so the person in charge says: I told everyone which time I would come and give them their wands and they're not here so they won't get their wishing wands.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I adored this story when I was a kid; all the elements that kids love in stories were present, including... cookies? Really addictive and vividly illustrated. Great read for young children.

[Raba]

it is a nice book but childish it has many different stories all are fiction.SO it is good for children who are in first or second grade.

[Zulayka.reidn · Rating 4 out of 5]

My mum gave me this book when I was nine or so. So reading it brings back fond memories of my childhood. I've always loved fairy tales, even now at the age of 16.

[Vinod Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

IT IS GOOD

[Hamdan]

NIce