This book is a collection of short stories by Enid Blyton about a group of toys who all live together in an attic. One toy in particular, a doll called Amelia Jane, is very naughty, and loves to tease and annoy all of the other toys by being very naughty. In each short story, we follow Amelia Jane as she gets up to mischief, and see how all of the other toys react to this. However, Amelia Jane always learns her lesson in the end and is very sorry for her behaviour... until the next story.
Enid Blyton has a lovely way of writing that really engages readers and makes them feel like they are being spoken to personally. I think this book would be suitable for children over 8 years old to read, but it could also be read to younger children, as each story is different but are all equally as entertaining. In the classroom, this could be used to teach children about good behaviour and bad behaviour, and as Amelia Jane's actions always have consequences, children will learn this too. Some tasks that it could be used for in the classroom could be to discuss what bad behaviour Amelia Jane has shown, and why it is bad. This will teach children right and wrong, and allow them to judge for themselves why some behaviour is good and why some is bad.
Overall this was a very enjoyable book, with a very easy to read writing style that is both informal and very descriptive. I would recommend this to both younger and older children alike.