Here's what I read over the weekend:
The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E Nesbit
The Secret Seven by Enid Blyton
Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton
Jill Enjoys her Ponies by Ruby Ferguson
I loved these when I was little. I think those librarians who banned Enid Blyton because they said she wasn't a good writer were really making political decisions based on her attitudes to class and her sexism. She was of her day though, and to prevent children from reading them is to deprive them of a lot of fun (and to underestimate their intelligence and ability to recognise outmoded attitudes).
Ruby Ferguson's books are still jolly funny!
Day 335; Book 327
"It felt surreal and numb to live life without my cat, to know I might
never see my handsome angel ever again": A grieving woman's despair over
her lost senior cat is replaced by overwhelming joy when the beloved feline
magically finds his way home
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Cats, they are like children, but if the children had been raised on the
island where Lord of the Flies took place. They have no concept of indoor
manner...
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